Mortgages: Mortgage rates hit lowest levels of the year CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Mortgage rates fell to their lowest levels of the year, and rates on 5-year adjustable-rate mortgages hit a record low, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey of conforming mortgage rates, released on Thursday. Read more on Market Watch

After mortgage rates went up as a result of the credit crunch they are now starting to come down to the levels seen last year in August. Homeowners who were struggling with such high rates will welcome the new rates. This show the banks aren’t being as strict as they were at the height [...]