{"id":4579,"date":"2020-12-31T15:07:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T21:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/benchmark-u-s-30-year-mortgage-rises-slightly-to-2-67\/"},"modified":"2020-12-31T15:07:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T21:07:05","slug":"benchmark-u-s-30-year-mortgage-rises-slightly-to-2-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/benchmark-u-s-30-year-mortgage-rises-slightly-to-2-67\/","title":{"rendered":"Benchmark U.S. 30-Year Mortgage Rises Slightly to 2.67%"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After hitting a new record-low of 2.66% the week before, Freddie Mac said on Thursday that the average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage bumped 0.01% higher.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n MCLEAN, Va. (AP) \u2013 U.S. long-term mortgage rates ticked up slightly last week but remain near record lows as the coronavirus pandemic continues wreak havoc on the U.S. and global economies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed-rate home loan rose to 2.67% from a record-low 2.66% the week before, according to mortgage giant Freddie Mac on Thursday. A year ago, it stood at 3.72%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The average rate on 15-year fixed-rate loans, popular among homeowners seeking to refinance their mortgages, dipped to 2.17% from 2.19% last week. A year ago it averaged 3.16%.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The 5-year adjustable rate mortgage averaged 2.71%, down from last week\u2019s 2.79%. It averaged 3.16% one year ago.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Record low lending rates have helped push buyers into the housing market, but a lack of available homes has left many house hunters empty handed. The lack of supply has been pushing prices up even before the pandemic struck last March.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n