Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Mortgage Rates Drop to Record Low Again | Essentials

Mortgage Rates Drop to Record Low Again

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The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 3. 31 percent for the week ending Nov. 21, from last week’s 3. 34 percent and a year ago when it was 3. 98 percent, according to Freddie Mac. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 2. 63 percent from 2. 65 percent lats week and 3. 3 percent a year ago at this time. Freddie Mac supports one in four home buyers with financing. “Fixed mortgage rates continued to ease somewhat this week to record lows and should help the ongoing housing recovery,” said Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac’s vice president and chief economist. On Tuesday, the Commerce Department reported that construction on new homes rose 3. 6 percent in October to an annual pace of 894,000, the best rate since July 2008. Existing home sales increased 2. 1 percent in October to an annualized pace of 4. 79 million, higher than expected.

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Frank Nothaft

Overall Sentiment: 0.109267

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0.143442“Fixed mortgage rates continued to ease somewhat this week to record lows and should help the ongoing housing recovery,” said  Frank Nothaft, ...
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  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.143442
  • Mean: 0.143442
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

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Company: Freddie Mac

Overall Sentiment: 0.161626

Relevance: 0.967749

Organization: Commerce Department

Overall Sentiment: 0.14416

Relevance: 0.330168

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