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National Mortgage Professional
Apr 20, 2008

Freddie Mac PMMS results: Little movement in mortgage rates seen this weekMortgagePress.comFreddie Mac, PMMS, Primary Mortgage Market Survey Freddie Mac has released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.05 percent with an average 0.3 point for the week ending May 8, 2008, down very slightly from last week when it averaged 6.06 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.21 percent. The 15-year FRM this week averaged 5.60 percent with an average 0.3 point, up very slightly from last week when it averaged 5.59 percent. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 5.92 percent. Five-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) averaged 5.67 percent this week, with an average 0.5 point, down from last week when it averaged 5.73 percent. A year ago, the 5-year ARM averaged 5.92 percent. One-year Treasury-indexed ARMs averaged 5.29 percent this week with an average 0.6 point, unchanged from the last two weeks when it was 5.29 percent. At this time last year, the 1-year ARM averaged 5.48 percent. Average commitment rates should be reported along with average fees and points to reflect the total cost of obtaining the mortgage. "Despite a weak housing market, mortgage rates remained almost unchanged this week based on better-than-expected economic data releases that indicated the economy still has some staying power," said Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist. "Job losses lessened in April and conditions in both the manufacturing and service industry outperformed market forecasts. Worker productivity also rose in the first quarter as increases in labor costs diminished. "The housing market is still struggling amid falling house prices and stricter lending standards. Coupled with higher delinquency and foreclosure rates, a smaller share of families own their homes this year. The national homeownership rate held at 67.8 percent in the first quarter of 2008, down from its recent peak of 69.0 percent in the third quarter of 2006 and was the lowest rate since 67.6 percent in the second quarter of 2002, according to the Census Bureau." For more information, visit www.freddiemac.com.
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