Massachusetts Home Buyer Guide

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.

Average U.S. mortgage interest rates declined 5 basis points for the week ending October 18, 2018, after several weeks of rising interest rates, according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Markey Survey.

Average U.S. mortgage interest rates increased nearly one-fifth of 1 percent for the week ending October 11, 2018, reaching the highest point in more than seven years, according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

Average U.S. mortgage interest rates increased for the fifth consecutive week and reached the highest levels in more than seven years, according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week ending September 27, 2018.

The average interest rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage loan has increased nearly 1 percent since the same time last year, according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

The average U.S. mortgage loan interest rate stood at more than two-thirds of a point higher than average rates during the same time last year, according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week ending August 30, 2018.

Average U.S. mortgage interest rates increased the week ending August 2, 2018, for the second straight week, hovering around a seven-year high, according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

Average U.S. mortgage loan interest rates rose slightly for the week ending July 26, 2018, and now are more than a half-point higher than the same week last year, according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey.