Zillow Mortgages: Fixed-Rates Remain Below Four Percent

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) on Zillow Mortgages is currently at 3.81 percent, unchanged from this time last week. The 30-year FRM hovered around 3.85 percent for most of the week, dropping to 3.70 percent Wednesday before rising to the current rate.

“Last week mortgage rates experienced dramatic inter-day volatility, fallingWednesday to their lowest level since May 2013 fueled by global economic concerns and the potential threat of an Ebola epidemic,” said Erin Lantz, vice president of mortgages at Zillow. “With little mortgage market-moving data scheduled to be released next week, we expect rates to remain stable.”

Zillow’s real-time mortgage rates are based on thousands of custom mortgage quotes submitted daily to anonymous borrowers on the Zillow Mortgages site, and reflect the most recent changes in the market. These are not marketing rates, or a weekly survey.

The rate for a 15-year fixed home loan is currently 2.97 percent, while the rate for a 5-1 adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) is 2.80 percent.