SEATTLE, July 22, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow® Mortgages is currently 3.97 percent, down eight basis points from this time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate hovered between 3.96 and 4.08 percent for the majority of the week, before settling at the current rate on Tuesday.
"Rates dropped below 4 percent on Thursday amid the uncertainty and turmoil following the MH17 flight disaster and ongoing military activity in the Middle East," said Erin Lantz, vice president of mortgages at Zillow. "This week, despite a fair amount of domestic economic data slated for release, we expect events in the Middle East and Ukraine will continue to put a damper on rates."
Zillow's real-time mortgage rates are based on thousands of custom mortgage quotes submitted daily to anonymous borrowers on the Zillow Mortgages site, and reflect the most recent changes in the market. These are not marketing rates, or a weekly survey.
The rate for a 15-year fixed home loan is currently 3.01 percent, while the rate for a 5-1 adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) is 2.77 percent.
Purchase Mortgage Application Activity
Zillow predicts tomorrow's seasonally adjusted Mortgage Bankers Association Weekly Application Index will show purchase loan activity to increase by 4 percent from the week prior. Zillow combines loan requests made on Zillow Mortgages last week with the previous week's Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Weekly Application Index to predict the MBA's Weekly Application Index for purchase loans, which will be released tomorrow. For more information about this prediction, visit http://www.zillow.com/research/mortgage-app-i...-one-7016/ .
Below are current rates for 30-year fixed mortgages by state. Additional states' rates are available at: http://www.zillow.com/mortgage-rates .
| State | Current 30-Year Fixed Rate (07/22/14) | Last Week's 30-Year Fixed Rate (07/15/14) | Change in Basis Points |
| California Mortgage Rates | 3.98% | 4.04% | -6 |
| Colorado Mortgage Rates | 3.98% | 4.05% | -7 |
| Florida Mortgage Rates | 3.96% | 4.06% | -10 |
| Illinois Mortgage Rates | 3.99% | 4.08% | -9 |
| Massachusetts Mortgage Rates | 3.94% | 4.03% | -9 |
| New Jersey Mortgage Rates | 3.96% | 4.03% | -7 |
| New York Mortgage Rates | 3.96% | 4.02% | -6 |
| Pennsylvania Mortgage Rates | 3.96% | 4.05% | -9 |
| Texas Mortgage Rates | 3.99% | 4.05% | -6 |
| Washington Mortgage Rates | 3.99% | 4.08% | -9 |
About Zillow Mortgages
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