Freddie Mac reports that fixed mortgage rates saw some slight upward movement this week, but remained generally low averaging 4.12 percent for a 30-year, fixed and 3.26 percent for a 15-year fixed rate mortgage. Read more.
“Mortgage rates were up slightly this week, following the increase in 10-year Treasury yields, despite last week’s disappointing employment report [PDF]. The U.S. economy added only 142,000 jobs in August, after a 212,000 gain in July and a 267,000 increase in June. The unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent in August from 6.2 percent the previous month,” said Frank Nothaft, vice president and chief economist for Freddie Mac.
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