Massachusetts Home Buyer Guide

Average U.S. mortgage interest rates increased slightly, but rates remained below year-ago levels for the eighth straight week, according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week ending April 4, 2019.

The Massachusetts housing market is about to get interesting.

Last fall prospective homebuyers may have thought the era of super-low interest rates had finally ended when average mortgage interest rates in the United States topped 5 percent for the first time in about seven years.

Average U.S. mortgage interest rates dropped 10 basis points for the week ending March 14, 2019, according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

Average U.S. mortgage interest rates increased for the first time in four weeks, according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

Average U.S. mortgage interest rates were flat for the week ending February 28, 2019, but were lower than the same week last year, according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

Average U.S. mortgage interest rates have declined for three consecutive weeks, and interest rates were lower than the same week last year, according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

Average U.S. mortgage interest rates declined to start February 2019 and are less than 10 basis points higher than average rates a year ago, according to Freddie Mac's Weekly Mortgage Market Survey for the week ending February 7, 2019.

Average U.S. mortgage interest rates declined again for the week ending December 27, 2018, reaching levels not seen in about six months, according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

U.S. homebuyers got a break from rising interest rates for the week ending December 6, 2018, according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

The average U.S. mortgage loan interest rate declined slightly for the week ending November 1, 2018, according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

Average U.S. mortgage interest rates were mostly flat for the week ending October 25, 2018, after declining 5 basis points the previous week, according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey.