Mortgage Rates Drop to 2nd-Lowest Level on Record

Mortgage rates keep dropping as post-Brexit uncertainty weighs on financial markets, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate now at 3.52 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.27 discount and origination points.

The larger jumbo 30-year fixed was down more modestly, to 3.64 percent, but established a new record low. However this rate is higher than the average conforming rate for just the fifth time in the past year. The average 15-year fixed mortgage rate slid to a fresh 3-year low of 2.85 percent. Adjustable mortgage rates moved to new 3-year lows as well, with the 5-year ARM retreating to 2.95 percent and the 10-year ARM settling at 3.33 percent.

The recent market upheaval over the surprise Brexit vote continues to benefit mortgage shoppers nicely. While the U.S. stock market has largely recovered its losses, look no further than the yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes for evidence of how skittish investors remain. With the 10-year Treasury yield establishing a new record low this week, mortgage rates have been pulled along for the ride. Mortgage rates are closely related to the yields on long-term Treasuries. The current average 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 3.52 percent ties the second-lowest level on record and a point not seen since May 2013.