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Here Are Today's Best Mortgage & Refinance Rates for June 8, 2020

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The real estate market continues to contribute to the economic rebound as consumers look to take advantage of record-low mortgage rates for home purchases as well as mortgage refinances.

Last Thursday mortgage rates were 3.18%, just 0.03 percentage points above the new low of 3.15% set on May 28.

"While the economy is slowly rebounding, all signs continue to point to a solid recovery in home sales activity heading into the summer as prospective buyers jump back into the market," said Sam Khater, chief economist for Freddie Mac in a statement Thursday. "Low mortgage rates are a key factor in this recovery."

More positive news came on Friday as the unemployment rate dropped surprisingly from 14.7% to 13.3%. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2.5 million jobs were added to the economy in May. "The economic data in May has thus far come in better than expected," said Mike Fratantoni, chief economist of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), in a statement. "This points to an economy that is beginning to rebound from the impacts of the pandemic."

The volume of home purchase applications jumped 18% year-over-year for the week ended May 29, according to data from the MBA's Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey.

Refinance loan applications continued a seven-week decline, falling 3% from last week. Still, refinance applications made up 60% of all applications for the week ending May 29. Even with the steady decline, refinancing applications are more than double their year-ago levels.

Average Mortgage Rates

The average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage ticked up to 3.18% with 0.7 points paid for the week ending June 4, according to Freddie Mac. That is just 0.3 percentage points higher than the all-time low of 3.15% set last week.

A year ago the average rate was 3.82%. A homeowner with a $250,000 mortgage balance paying 3.82% on a 30-year loan could cut their monthly payment from $1,168 to $1,078 by financing at today’s lower rates. (It is important to note that refinancing involves closing fees and will reset the clock on your mortgage, meaning you will have to make payments longer.)

According to Freddie Mac the average rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was 2.62%, unchanged from last week, while the average rate on a 5-year adjustable-rate mortgage dropped 0.3 percentage points to 3.10%.

Today’s Mortgage Rates

Of course mortgage rates vary widely by location and personal factors like the type of home you plan to buy, your down payment and your credit score. Here are today’s advertised mortgage rates at some of mortgage industry’s largest lenders.