News from OCRegister:

Earlier this week, Freddie Mac released the results of its weekly mortgage survey, showing average fixed mortgage rates hitting new all-time record lows for the second consecutive week.
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has averaged below 4 percent all but one week since Dec. 8, 2011, helping to keep homebuyer affordability high.

Cathy Haney [...]

News from The Durango Herald:

WASHINGTON � Average U.S. rates for 30-year and 15-year fixed mortgages fell to record lows last week, offering more incentive for Americans to buy or refinance homes.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on the 30-year loan fell to 3.84 percent, the lowest since long-term mortgages began in the [...]

News from USA TODAY:

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, Associated Press
Updated

WASHINGTON – Average rates for 30-year and 15-year fixed mortgages fell to new record lows this week.

By Steven Senne, AP
A home for sale in Newton, Mass., in September 2011.

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Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average interest rate on 30-year loans fell to 3.84%, lowest [...]

News from Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Posted: Feb. 11, 2012 | 2:04 a.m.

Mortgage rates inched up from record lows this week after signs of improvement in the employment market.
Borrowers who are eligible to refinance have kept lenders busy as the homeowners try to take advantage of the historically low rates.
The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 2 basis [...]

News from Boston.com:

WASHINGTON—The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage hovered above its record low for a sixth straight week. But the super-low rates aren’t providing a lift to the struggling housing market.

Freddie Mac said Thursday the rate on the 30-year home loan ticked down to 3.99 percent from 4 percent the previous week. It [...]

News from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
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Mortgage rates hit record lows
With long-term mortgage rates hitting a record low, the buyers’ market in residential real estate has shifted from pretty good to unbelievable, housing market professionals say. Whether the rates are enough to shake the U.S. housing market out of its 3-year-old funk is [...]

News from TheNewsTribune.com:
Every study and headline seems to be saying that Americans are worried about the economy, uncertain of their work and employment future, unprepared for the financial realities of retirement and anxious to reduce the unpleasantness that comes with carrying too much debt.

Every study and headline seems to be saying that Americans are worried [...]

News from Bizjournals.com:

Freddie Mac Weekly Mortgage Rates

Long-term mortgage rates fell to all-time lows last week, amid ongoing concerns about a stalling global economy.
The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 4.12 percent in the week ending Sept. 8, according to Freddie Mac    Freddie Mac Latest from The Business Journals Fannie Mae, Freddie [...]

News from ThirdAge:

Mortgage rates are at historic lows, according to Freddie Mac’s latest survey of what lenders are offering qualified buyers.
The rate on a 15-year fixed mortgage dropped to 3.39% this week from 3.44%, the Los Angeles Times reports.
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged the same as the week before with 4.22%, just above the 4.15% [...]

News from Christian Science Monitor:
The average interest rates for 30-year and 15-year fixed rate mortgages increased slightly from last week, bringing the 30-year rate to 4.39 percent and the 15-year rate to 3.56 percent

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) publishes the results of a weekly applications survey that covers roughly 50 percent of all residential mortgage [...]