Freddie Mac’s December 10 release of the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate ticking slightly higher on a better than expected November employment report.

The December 3 release of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) results shows the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate declining for the third consecutive week on disappointing manufacturing data.

The November 25 release of the results of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate declining slightly leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage hasn’t risen above 4 percent since the week of July 23rd of this year, which is helping homebuyer affordability in the face of rising house prices due to low levels of inventory in many markets.

The results of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) released November 19 show average fixed mortgage rates largely unchanged from the previous week.

Freddie Mac’s November 12 release of the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows average fixed mortgage rates rising amid continued market expectations of a possible rate increase by the Federal Reserve and following a stronger than expected jobs report.

Freddie Mac’s November 5 release of the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows average fixed mortgage rates rising amid market expectations of possible rate increase by the Federal Reserve.

Freddie Mac’s October 29 release of the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows average fixed mortgage rates falling slightly lower amid market expectations of no rate increase by the Federal Reserve.

Freddie Mac’s October 22 release of the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows average fixed mortgage rates following Treasury yields lower, which continues to benefit the housing market.

Freddie Mac’s October 15 release of the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) shows average fixed mortgage rates nudging higher throughout the beginning of the week. However, Fed comments suggesting it may not raise short-term interest rates yesterday, coupled with weaker than expected consumer demand, pushed Treasury yields lower suggesting interest rates may remain lower than reported a while longer.

The October 8 release of results of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMM®) shows average fixed mortgage rates dipping to their lowest level since the spring of this year.