Thirty-Year Mortgage Hits a Low of 4.85% ...

The average rate on 30-year fixed-rate home mortgages hit a record low this week, after the Federal Reserve announced it would purchase Treasury securities over the next six months, Freddie Mac's chief economist said on Thursday.
The 30-year mortgage averaged 4.85% in the week ended March 26, the lowest point since Freddie Mac's weekly survey began in 1971. Last week, the mortgage averaged 4.98%; the mortgage averaged 5.85% a year ago.
Fifteen-year fixed-rate mortgages and five-year adjustable-rate mortgages also hit record lows. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.58% and hasn't been lower since 1991, when the survey began tracking the mortgage. The 15-year mortgage averaged 4.61% last week and 5.34% a year ago.
Five-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages averaged 4.96%, the lowest since the survey began tracking the ARM in 2005. The ARM averaged 4.98% last week and 5.67% a year ago.more...