Mortgage rates held fairly steady this week, with the 30-year fixed rate average creeping slightly lower to yet another all-time record, according to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac. The 30-year slid down from 3.79 percent last week to 3.78 percent, marking its fourth record low in as many weeks.
30-year Mortgage Rate Hits Fourth Straight Record Low
J.D. Harrison, Washington Post
Thu, 05/24/2012 - 7:01am
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