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30-Year Mortgage Rates Rise to 5.25%
Feb 3, 2009
Rates for Purchase Mortgages on Zillow.com Highest Since Early December, According to Zillow® Mortgage Rate Monitor
SEATTLE, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The weekly average rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow for thirty-year mortgages rose again last week to 5.25 percent, up from 5.12 percent the week prior, according to the Zillow Mortgage Rate Monitor, compiled by leading real estate Web site Zillow.com®. Meanwhile, rates for 15-year fixed mortgages increased to 4.96 percent, up from 4.92 percent and 5-1 adjustable rate mortgages increased to 5.37 percent from 5.27 percent.
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Average Rate Average Rate Week ending Week ending Mortgage Type 2/01/09 1/25/09 % Change 30-year fixed 5.25% 5.12% 2.5% 15-year fixed 4.96% 4.92% 0.8% 5-1 ARM 5.37% 5.27% 1.9%
Rates for 30-year fixed purchase mortgages had risen even more by Monday evening, with the average rate on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace at 5.17 percent.
At a state level, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate in California had the biggest increase, rising from 5.07 percent to 5.27 percent, while rates in Michigan bucked the national trend by decreasing from 5.34% to 5.21%. Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages were lowest in the states of Georgia (5.11%) and Washington (5.15%), while Massachusetts (5.40%) and Illinois (5.35%) had the highest rates.
Average 30-yr. Average 30-yr. Fixed Rate Fixed Rate State Week ending 2/01/09 Week ending 1/25/09 % Change Arizona 5.27% 5.08% 3.7% California 5.27% 5.07% 4.0% Colorado 5.25% 5.20% 1.1% Connecticut 5.32% 5.17% 3.0% Florida 5.18% 5.03% 3.0% Georgia 5.11% 5.03% 1.6% Illinois 5.35% 5.27% 1.6% Maryland 5.25% 5.28% -0.6% Massachusetts 5.40% 5.29% 2.0% Michigan 5.21% 5.34% -2.4% Minnesota 5.23% 5.05% 1.5% New Jersey 5.19% 5.05% 2.7% New York 5.31% 5.12% 3.7% North Carolina 5.23% 5.11% 2.3% Ohio 5.27% 5.28% -0.2% Oregon 5.21% 5.05% 3.3% Pennsylvania 5.16% 5.05% 2.1% Texas 5.26% 5.20% 1.2% Virginia 5.26% 5.22% 0.7% Washington 5.15% 5.08% 1.4%
The Zillow Mortgage Rate Monitor is compiled each week using thousands of mortgage rates quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace by mortgage lenders to borrowers who have submitted loan requests. State-level data is gathered for the top 20 states with the highest quote volume on Zillow.
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