The national median mortgage payment has dropped from $2,012 in October to $1,977 in November, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
The numbers: Mortgage rates continued to inch downwards, providing some relief to prospective homeowners.
That’s down 4 basis points from the previous week — one basis point is equal to one-hundredth of a percentage point. “Rates have declined significantly over the past six weeks, which is helpful for potential homebuyers,” Sam Khater, chief economist at Freddie Mac, said in a statement.“Many of those homeowners are carefully weighing their options as more than two-thirds of current homeowners have a fixed mortgage rate of below four percent,” Khater explained.According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, refinancing demand jumped 6% in the latest week.
The MBA said it expects the housing market and the U.S. economy to “remain volatile in early 2023.” It also expects mortgage rates to continue coming down.
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