{"id":17397,"date":"2020-06-01T12:44:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T12:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anthonydidonato.net\/wordpress\/?p=17397"},"modified":"2020-06-01T12:44:32","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T12:44:32","slug":"30-year-mortgage-rate-hits-new-record-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anthonydidonato.net\/wordpress\/30-year-mortgage-rate-hits-new-record-low\/","title":{"rendered":"30-Year Mortgage Rate Hits New Record Low"},"content":{"rendered":"

30-Year Mortgage Rate Hits New Record Low<\/h1>\n
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Borrowing costs fell this week, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage setting a new record low for the third time in the last few months. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.15% this week, the lowest average in Freddie Mac\u2019s records dating back nearly 50 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese unprecedented rates have certainly made an impact, as purchase demand rebounded from a 35% year-over-year decline in mid-April to an 8% increase of last week\u2014a remarkable turnaround given the sharp contraction in economic activity,\u201d says Sam Khater, Freddie Mac\u2019s chief economist. \u201cAdditionally, refinance activity remains elevated, and low mortgage rates have been accompanied by a $70,000 decline in average loan size of refinance borrowers this year. This means a broader base of borrowers are taking advantage of the record-low rate environment, which will benefit the economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Freddie Mac reported the following national averages with mortgage rates for the week ending May 28:<\/p>\n