Mortgage rates kept uptheir slow climbon Thursday, according to a NerdWalletsurvey of mortgage rates published by national lendersthis morning. Rates have been on the rise since Donald Trump’s election win on Nov. 8, and they don’t appear to be slowing any time soon. Higher inflation is propelling higher rates, as well as expectations that the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee will raise the federal funds rate later this month. Mortgage Rates Today, (Change from 11/30) Mortgage rates will keep rising in2017, says Freddie Mac
According to Freddie Mac’s November Outlook, released Wednesday, mortgage rates throughout 2017 are expected to be much higher than what was predicted last month.
“Much like in 2013, we expect housing markets to respond negatively to higher mortgage rates,” said Sean Becketti, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “They will drive down homebuyer affordability, dampen demand and weaken home sales, soften house price growth, and slow the growth in new home construction. And mortgage market activity will be significantly reduced by higher mortgage rates, especially refinance originations, which are likely to be cut in half.” Freddie Mac predicted that the labor market will hold steady and economic growth will improve next year, assuming a fiscal stimulus is passed under a Trump administration. But increased interest rates will offset some of that growth. Freddie Mac said that economic growth will average 1.9% for the year. There’s plenty of uncertainty about the fiscal policies of a Trump administration, as well as the pace of increased rates for next year. But even with a cooling housing market and mortgage originations and refinancing taking a hit, mortgage rates aren’t expected to go up that much next year. What could change that is an unforeseen shock to the market or a major shift in economic policy. !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”,”0847cf8b-f0b1-4b4e-9d4d-cd07c0710489″,”interactive”,””); Homeowners looking to lower their mortgage rate can shop for refinance lenders here.
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Thursday, Dec. 1
30-year fixed: 4.34% APR (+0.04)
15-year fixed: 3.71% APR (+0.01)
5/1 ARM: 3.80% APR (+0.01)
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Mortgage Rates Today, Thursday, Dec. 1: Continuing to Climb
