March 2, 2012 – Freddie Mac released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey, showing fixed mortgage rates moving slightly lower for the week and remaining near their 60-year lows helping to keep homebuyer affordability high. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.90 percent with an average 0.8 point for the week ending March 1, 2012, down from last week when it also averaged 3.95 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.87 percent.
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