Mortgage Rate Update 10/3/08

Thirty-year fixed rate holding steady (so far), but CHFA rates up half a point. How far will they go? In theory, if the "Rescue" plan works and helps repair the credit markets, rates should go down, but no one knows how long it will take for this to happen. For more info on the plan's effect on mortgage rates, see the link at the end of this post.

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

All rate quotes are for a 60-day lock with 0 points

Conforming limits are up to a $417,000 loan limit*


30 yr conforming fixed: rate = 6.125% APR = 6.322%

15 yr conforming fixed: rate = 5.625% APR = 5.881%

7/1 yr conforming ARM: rate = 6.000% APR = 6.245%

5/1 yr conforming ARM: rate = 5.625% APR = 5.889%

30 yr FHA Fixed : rate = 6.000% APR = 5.904%

30 yr CHFA w/ 1 pt : rate = 6.250% APR = 6.530%

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Jumbo loan limits range from $417,001 to $1,000,000*

30 yr jumbo fixed: rate = 6.500% APR = 6.714%

15 yr jumbo fixed: rate = 6.000% APR = 6.226%

7/1 yr jumbo ARM: rate = **** APR = ****

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CHFA (Connecticut Housing Finance Authority) rates for the week of July 14 - 20, 2008:

Homebuyer Mortgage Plan:
Interest rate: 6.250 % (APR range 6.350 - 6.750 %)
Fees: Up to One Point (1% Origination Fee) * Payable to Lender
Term - 30 years, fixed rate

Downpayment Assistance Program (DAP)
(Rate listed is for DAP loans with Homebuyer Mortgage Program financing.)

Interest rate: 6.000 % (APR range 6.100 - 6.500 %)
Fees: Up to $200 Application Fee * Payable to Lender
Term - 30 years, fixed rate

(NOTE: If at any time the interest rate for the Homebuyer Mortgage Program exceeds 6%, the DAP interest rate will be capped at 6%.)

* Additional fees may apply


*Conforming loan limits listed above are for a single-family owner occupied residence.
Courtesy of The Harriman Team and William Raveis Mortgage

*All rates are subject to change. Minimum down payment and credit score requirements may apply.

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