Current 30-Year Mortgage Rates Stay Above 6%
Abstract
30-year mortgage rates may have temporarily dipped a few months ago but are now once again above the 6.00% mark. Since Q2 2022, mortgage rates have been on a wild roller coaster ride. While the Federal Reserve doubles down on its fight against inflation, mortgage rates are taking quite a hit as 30-year mortgage rates have already hit 6.00% with a quarter left for 2022. Almost every market forecast for the year predicted that we will end the year with 5.00% rates. At the time of writing, the rates for 30-year fixed, 15-year fixed, ARMs, and jumbo mortgages have gone up. Below are the mortgage rates as of September 12, 2022, according to a report from Bankrate: Greg McBride, Bankrate's chief financial analyst, says: The cumulative effect of this sharp rise in rates has cooled the housing market and caused the economy to start slowing, but hasn't done much to lower inflation. Given the current market conditions, a lot of sellers are slashing their asking prices just to make a sale as folks put plans of buying a house on hold due to high prices and interest rates.