30-year mortgages back above 5%

Washington Business Journal - by Jeff Clabaugh


Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 10:38am EST


Long-term mortgage rates continued to climb this week, with 30-year mortgages now back above 5 percent.
Freddie Mac says a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.05 percent in the week ending Feb. 10, up from 4.81 percent last week and the highest since April 2010. A 15-year fix averaged 4.29 percent, up from 4.08 percent last week.Adjustable rate mortgages also rose, with the average rate on a one-year adjustable-rate mortgage at 3.35 percent.
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