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

Lowest mortgage rates now history The era of record-low mortgage rates is over. Just over the past week, the national average for a 30-year loan jumped from about 5 percent to more than 5.3 percent. k-ideas Read more on The Cincinnati Enquirer