Mortgage Rates Trend Higher

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage climbed to average 3.80 percent this week while 15-year rates rose above 3 percent, both reaching their highest levels in nearly two months, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey.
Freddie Mac reports the following national averages with mortgage rates for the week ending May 7:

• 30-year fixed-rate mortgage: averaged 3.80 percent, with an average 0.6 point, rising from last week’s 3.68 percent average. Last year at this time, 30-year rates averaged 4.21 percent.
• 15-year fixed-rate mortgages: averaged 3.02 percent, with an average 0.6 point, rising from last week’s 2.94 percent average. A year ago, 15-year rates averaged 3.32 percent.
• 5-year hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages: averaged 2.90 percent, with an average 0.4 point, up from last week’s 2.85 percent average. Last year at this time, 5-year ARMs averaged 3.05 percent.
• 1-year ARMs: averaged 2.46 percent, with an average 0.4 point, dropping from last week’s 2.49 percent average. A year ago, 1-year ARMs averaged 2.43 percent. Daily Real Estate News. Source Freddie Mac