Posted To: Mortgage Rate WatchMortgage rates unexpectedly dropped to their lowest levels in more than a month as of last Friday. That assertion is at odds with quite a few media reports that cited Freddie Mac’s weekly survey data saying that rates were essentially unchanged from the previous week. This occurred because Freddie’s survey only captures the first few days of any given week and most of last week’s improvement took place on Thursday and Friday. As such, this week’s Freddie surveys should reflect that nice drop in rates. How nice is “nice?” In absolute terms, we’re talking about something slightly less than an eighth of a percentage point in terms of a typical 30yr fixed rate from the average lender. That’s actually a fairly quick move relative to the average pace of mortgage rate movement. In any event, it’s…(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.