In a reverse from yesterday, 30-year and 15-year fixed rates dropped slightly on Tuesday, while 5/1 ARM rates held steady once again,according to a NerdWalletsurvey of mortgage rates published by national lendersthis morning. Mortgage Rates Today, (Change from 11/28) September housing price gain continues upward trend
Early Tuesday, S&P Dow Jones Indices released the latest results for the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, which measure U.S. home prices. The report revealeda 5.5% annual housing price gain in September, up from 5.1% in August. Housing prices have inched upover the last 12 months, and September’s increase passed a high set in July 2006, before the housing crisis. Out of a 20-city composite, Seattle; Portland, Oregon; and Denver had the highest year-over-year gains over each of the last eight months. In September, Seattle saw an 11% year-over-year price increase, Portland a 10.9% increase and Denver 8.7%. In total, 12cities reported higher year-over-year increases last monthcompared to August. This new peak“will be seen as marking a shift from the housing recovery to the hoped-for start of a new advance,” said David M. Blitzer, managing director and chairman of the Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices. “While seven of the 20 cities previously reached new post-recession peaks, those that experienced the biggest booms — Miami, Tampa, Phoenix and Las Vegas — remain well below their all-time highs. Other housing indicators are also giving positive signals: sales of existing and new homes are rising and housing starts at an annual rate of 1.3 million units are at a post-recession peak.” !function(e,t,i,n,r,d){function o(e,i,n,r){t[s].list.push({id:e,title:r,container:i,type:n})}var a=”script”,s=”InfogramEmbeds”,c=e.getElementsByTagName(a),l=c[0];if(/^/{2}/.test(i)&&0===t.location.protocol.indexOf(“file”)&&(i=”http:”+i),!t[s]){t[s]={script:i,list:[]};var m=e.createElement(a);m.async=1,m.src=i,l.parentNode.insertBefore(m,l)}t[s].add=o;var p=c[c.length-1],f=e.createElement(“div”);p.parentNode.insertBefore(f,p),t[s].add(n,f,r,d)}(document,window,”//e.infogr.am/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js”,”96e70c01-391c-4f00-8c5a-244a0bf4a4bd”,”interactive”,””); Homeowners looking to lower their mortgage rate can shop for refinance lenders here.
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Tuesday, Nov. 29
30-year fixed: 4.27% APR (-0.04)
15-year fixed: 3.69% APR (-0.01)
5/1 ARM: 3.78% APR (NC)
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Mortgage Rates Today, Tuesday, Nov. 29: Down a Notch
