30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates Spike 14 Basis Points, Largest Rate Hike Since November 2013; Current Rate is 4.19%, According to Zillow Mortgage Rate Ticker


SEATTLE, Sept. 16, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow® Mortgages is currently 4.19 percent, up 14 basis points from this time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose steadily last week, peaking at 4.30 percent on Sunday before easing down to the current rate.

"Last week, rates hit a five-month high on anticipation that the Fed's policy statement might suggest an earlier than expected hike in the federal funds rate," said Erin Lantz, vice president of mortgages at Zillow. "This week, any significant movement in rates will stem from the Fed's Wednesday announcement, which could reveal how quickly the federal funds rate will rise after the stimulus program ends."

Zillow's real-time mortgage rates are based on thousands of custom mortgage quotes submitted daily to anonymous borrowers on the Zillow Mortgages site, and reflect the most recent changes in the market. These are not marketing rates, or a weekly survey.

The rate for a 15-year fixed home loan is currently 3.26 percent, while the rate for a 5-1 adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) is 3.03 percent.

Purchase Mortgage Application Activity

Zillow predicts tomorrow's seasonally adjusted Mortgage Bankers Association Weekly Application Index will show purchase loan activity decreased by 4 percent from the week prior. Zillow combines loan requests made on Zillow Mortgages last week with the previous week's Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Weekly Application Index to predict the MBA's Weekly Application Index for purchase loans, which will be released tomorrow. For more information about this prediction, visit http://www.zillow.com/research/mortgage-app-index-part-one-7016/.        

Below are current rates for 30-year fixed mortgages by state. Additional states' rates are available at: http://www.zillow.com/mortgage-rates

           
  State Current
30-Year
Fixed Rate
(09/16/14)
Last Week's
30-Year
Fixed Rate
(09/09/14)
Change in
Basis
Points
 
  California Mortgage Rates 4.18% 4.08% +10  
  Colorado Mortgage Rates 4.17% 4.07% +10  
  Florida Mortgage Rates 4.19% 4.07% +12  
  Illinois Mortgage Rates 4.20% 4.08% +12  
  Massachusetts Mortgage Rates 4.26% 4.10% +16  
  New Jersey Mortgage Rates 4.14% 4.01% +13  
  New York Mortgage Rates 4.28% 4.12% +16  
  Pennsylvania Mortgage Rates 4.19% 4.08% +11  
  Texas Mortgage Rates 4.18% 4.02% +16  
  Washington Mortgage Rates 4.15% 4.04% +11  

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