{"id":263310,"date":"2021-05-31T20:13:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mortgage-rates-drop-back-below-3-heres-how-much-americans-could-save-by-refinancing\/"},"modified":"2021-05-31T20:13:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T17:13:00","slug":"mortgage-rates-drop-back-below-3-heres-how-much-americans-could-save-by-refinancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mortgage-rates-drop-back-below-3-heres-how-much-americans-could-save-by-refinancing\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  Mortgage rates drop back below 3% \u2014 here\u2019s how much Americans could save by refinancing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33e46b1396e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33e46b1396e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mortgage-rates-drop-back-below-3-heres-how-much-americans-could-save-by-refinancing\/#The_low-rate_environment_continues_to_grease_the_wheels_for_home_buyers_who_are_facing_a_competitive_market\" >The low-rate environment continues to grease the wheels for home buyers who are facing a competitive market<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mortgage-rates-drop-back-below-3-heres-how-much-americans-could-save-by-refinancing\/#Jacob_Passy\" >Jacob Passy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  Mortgage rates drop back below 3% \u2014 here\u2019s how much Americans could save by refinancing<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_low-rate_environment_continues_to_grease_the_wheels_for_home_buyers_who_are_facing_a_competitive_market\"><\/span>\n  The low-rate environment continues to grease the wheels for home buyers who are facing a competitive market<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\">\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000285636\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Benchmark mortgage rates again dropped below 3%, giving Americans yet another opportunity to refinance, and lock in historically low financing.<\/p>\n<p> The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.95% for the week ending May 27, down five basis points from the previous week, Freddie Mac\u00a0<br \/>\n        FMCC,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/202741363\/delayed\" class=\"\"><\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freddiemac.com\/pmms\/\" class=\"icon none\">reported this week<\/a>. A year ago, the 30-year loan was averaging 3.15%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped two basis points to an average of 2.27%. The 5-year Treasury-indexed adjustable-rate mortgage averaged 2.59%, the same as the previous week.<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetPullQuote\n            inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetPullQuote\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wsj-article-pullquote article__inset__pullquote \">\n<p class=\"pullquote-content article__inset__pullquote__quote\">\n        <span class=\"l-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--left\">\u201c<\/span><br \/>\n        So long as inflation remains a concern, there could be volatility in mortgage rates as lenders and bond buyers try to guess what the Fed will do next.<br \/>\n        <span class=\"r-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--right\">\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       So how much is at stake? Across the country, there remain many homeowners who could stand to save boatloads of money by refinancing their mortgage. <\/p>\n<p> Currently, there is $2 trillion-worth of conforming mortgages \u2014 meaning mortgages that are backed by Fannie Mae<br \/>\n        FNMA,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/208846331\/delayed\" class=\"\"><\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       and Freddie Mac \u2014 that could reduce their interest rate by almost half a percentage point if they refinanced, Freddie Mac chief economist Sam Khater said in the report.<\/p>\n<p>To put that figure in perspective: \u201cHomeowners who refinanced their 30-year fixed-rate mortgage in 2020 saved more than $2,800 dollars annually,\u201d Khater said.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear how much longer mortgage rates will remain this low. This week\u2019s downward move was likely a reflection of the market\u2019s reaction to statements made by officials from the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, said Zillow<br \/>\n        Z,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/204413973\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+1.71%<\/bg-quote><\/p>\n<p>        ZG,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/205077794\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+1.39%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       economist Matthew Speakman.<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetPullQuote\n            inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetPullQuote\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wsj-article-pullquote article__inset__pullquote \">\n<p class=\"pullquote-content article__inset__pullquote__quote\">\n        <span class=\"l-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--left\">\u201c<\/span><br \/>\n        \u2018Homeowners who refinanced their 30-year fixed-rate mortgage in 2020 saved more than $2,800 dollars annually.\u2019<br \/>\n        <span class=\"r-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--right\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>        <small><br \/>\n          <span class=\"inset-author article__inset__pullquote__author\">\u2014 Freddie Mac chief economist Sam Khater<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/small><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       \u201cThe central banks remain relatively undeterred by recent sharp increases in inflation and are confident in their ability to curb the impacts of rising prices without slamming the brakes of the economic recovery,\u201d Speakman said.<\/p>\n<p> Before these recent comments, he said, \u201cbond yields and mortgage rates had been tip toeing upward in the past couple of weeks as investors grew increasingly confident that stronger-than-expected inflation would indeed force the Fed to tighten policy sooner than they had previously stated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So long as inflation remains a concern, there could be volatility in mortgage rates as lenders and bond buyers try to guess what the Fed\u2019s next move will be.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>In the meantime, homeowners aren\u2019t the only ones benefitting from low rates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuyers who purchased a home in the past year and locked in record-low rates will benefit from predictable monthly payments as a hedge against inflation concerns,\u201d said George Ratiu, senior economist at Realtor.com.<\/p>\n<p>Low rates should continue to fuel the strong demand among home buyers. The good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> for them is that more sellers <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear to be entering the market. That will give buyers more choice and should reduce competition for homes a bit, which could eventually help to slow the record price growth the market has seen in recent months.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Jacob Passy\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jacob_Passy\"><\/span>Jacob Passy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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