Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey®, showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.58 percent. This week’s results include an adjustment for the observance of Thanksgiving.
“Mortgage rates continued to tick down heading into the Thanksgiving holiday,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist.
“In recent weeks, rates have hit above seven percent only to drop by almost half a percentage point. This volatility is making it difficult for potential homebuyers to know when to get into the market, and that is reflected in the latest data which shows existing home sales slowing across all price points.”
Mortgage rates: November 23, 2022:
- The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.58 percent as of November 23, 2022, down from last week when it averaged 6.61 percent. A year ago at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 3.10 percent.
- The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.90 percent, down from last week when it averaged 5.98 percent. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 2.42 percent.
The PMMS® is focused on conventional, conforming, fully-amortizing home purchase loans for borrowers who put 20 percent down and have excellent credit. Borrowers may still pay closing costs which are not included in the survey.
