SEATTLE, Dec. 30, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow® Mortgages is currently 3.72 percent, down one basis point from this time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate hovered between 4.01 percent and 3.75 percent for most of the week before settling at the current rate.
"Rates were volatile last week, primarily driven by low participation during the holiday-shortened week," said Erin Lantz, vice president of mortgages at Zillow. "Aside from Monday's sharp decline in rates due to bad news out of Greece, we expect continued volatility this week due to limited activity as lenders and consumers focus on the New Year's holiday."
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 2.98 percent, while the rate for a 5-1 adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) is 2.83 percent.
Purchase Mortgage Application Activity
Zillow predicts tomorrow's seasonally adjusted Mortgage Bankers Association Weekly Application Index will show purchase loan activity decreased 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 (12/30/14) | Last Week's 30-Year Fixed Rate (12/23/14) | Change in Basis Points | ||
| California Mortgage Rates | 3.74% | 3.73% | +1 | ||
| Colorado Mortgage Rates | 3.69% | 3.69% | 0 | ||
| Florida Mortgage Rates | 3.75% | 3.72% | +3 | ||
| Illinois Mortgage Rates | 3.73% | 3.73% | 0 | ||
| Massachusetts Mortgage Rates | 3.71% | 3.72% | -1 | ||
| New Jersey Mortgage Rates | 3.71% | 3.75% | -4 | ||
| New York Mortgage Rates | 3.76% | 3.75% | +1 | ||
| Pennsylvania Mortgage Rates | 3.71% | 3.72% | -1 | ||
| Texas Mortgage Rates | 3.71% | 3.72% | -1 | ||
| Washington Mortgage Rates | 3.75% | 3.68% | +7 |
About Zillow Mortgages
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