Thirty-year fixed, 15-year fixed and 5/1 ARM rates were all slightly lowerWednesday, according to a NerdWallet survey of mortgage rates published by national lenders this morning. Mortgage rates have made only minor moves in recent days, with little catalyst for change. The Federal Reserve will announce its decision on whether it will hike short-term interest rates this afternoon, however, expectations are that the central bank will stand pat today. Mortgage Rates Today, (Change from 11/1) Mortgage applications fall to 5-month low
As mortgage rates slowly rise, the pool of potential homebuyers declines. Evidence of that was revealed in the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest weekly report on loan activity. The MBA said overall mortgage applications for the week ending Oct. 28 fell 1.2% and are now at the lowest level since May 27. Application volume is down almost 11% over the past four weeks. This mirrors the rise in home loan interest rates, which recently have been near four-month highs.
“Globally, rates have begun to creep upwards as investors anticipate less aggressive monetary policies from central banks, and U.S. rates are being pushed upwards in response,” Michael Fratantoni, MBA’s chief economist, told CNBC. “Additionally, new data show continued positive signals regarding the job market and rising inflation, indicating that the Fed is likely to hike in December and will continue increasing rates next year.” !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”,”2c2a1523-4643-4406-b362-2459272e48de”,”interactive”,””); Homeowners looking to lower their mortgage rate can shop for refinance lenders here.
NerdWallet daily mortgage rates are an average of the published APR with the lowest points for each loan term offeredby a sampling of major national lenders. Annual percentage rate quotes reflect an interest rate plus points, fees and other expenses, providingthe most accurate view of the costsa borrower might pay. More from NerdWallet Hal Bundrick is a staff writer at NerdWallet, a personal finance website. Email: hal@nerdwallet.com. Twitter:@halmbundrick The article Mortgage Rates Today, Wednesday, Nov. 2: Rates Slightly Lower; Loan Applications Fall originally appeared on NerdWallet.
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Mortgage Rates Today, Wednesday, Nov. 2: Rates Slightly Lower; Loan Applications Fall
