Historical Mortgage Rate Trend Charts

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1. 30 Year Mortgage Rate Trend & Rate Chasing | The Phoenix Real Estate Guy

   January 18th, 2008 at 12:27 pm

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   [...] UPDATE: Please see this post for an updated chart (through Dec 2007) plus new charts! [...]

2. Jayson

   January 18th, 2008 at 2:24 pm

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   Jay,

   Thanks for putting this together. It’s interesting to look at the trends over this length of time - we are clearly enjoying historically low interest rates.

3. Francy

   January 18th, 2008 at 5:08 pm

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   I know our website visitors will be *very* happy for the updates!

4. The Most Important Thing You Can Do To Get Ready For Buying Your Home In An Historic Las Vegas Neighborhood

   January 18th, 2008 at 5:43 pm

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   [...] now we’re at 3 year lows on interest rates. Historically, there’s not much difference between now and anytime in the recent past.  When I bought my first home it was 1980. Look at the chart. That was a REALLY scary [...]

5. Uncle Jack (Jack LeVine)

   January 18th, 2008 at 5:47 pm

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   Fully Attributed! http://veryvintagevegas.com/20.....ghborhood/

6. Rod Rebello

   January 19th, 2008 at 9:27 am

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   Good info Jay. Rates have recently dropped to their lowest point in 2 years after a spike up in December.

7. Chantal

   January 19th, 2008 at 12:58 pm

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   Wow, this certainly makes me happy that I was only three years old in 1984 and didn’t have to pay those steep interest rates. I’m going to draw up a chart like this today for one of my clients that is beating his poor broker up over the interest rate he is offering him. Thanks for the great idea Jay.

8. » Historical Mortgage Rate Trend Charts

   January 19th, 2008 at 2:00 pm

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   [...] hseitz wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI’ve updated the 30 year fixed mortgage rate trend chart so that it now shows mortgage interest rates from April 1971 through December 2007. In addition,historical rate trend charts for 15 year fixed mortgages, and 1 and 5 year ARMs … [...]

9. Mortgage Rates - Where Do We Stand?

   January 20th, 2008 at 6:43 am

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   [...] a look at the great mortgage rate charts that Jay Thompson, the Phoenix Real Estate Guy, has just published.  Good info to consider for all [...]

10. Sallie

    January 20th, 2008 at 4:42 pm

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    What a great visual. Thanks for putting these together.

11. Arizona Mortgage Guru » Does a Higher Down Payment Compensate For a Low Credit Score?

    January 21st, 2008 at 10:39 am

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    [...] rates based solely on the borrowers credit score. So, whether you put 5% down or 20% down your interest rates will be higher if you have a score less than [...]

12. VA loans

    February 25th, 2008 at 8:46 am

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    Everybody is scared of the “impending doom” in the mortgage market but those trend lines are looking pretty good to me.

13. From the Inbox: Is Now a Good Time to Buy a Home In Phoenix? | The Phoenix Real Estate Guy

    February 25th, 2008 at 12:54 pm

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    [...] There are many benefits to home ownership. Generally, over time, homes increase in value. If you plan to stay in a home for a few years, that is a good thing. There is a lot to be said for “pride of ownership” and a place to call your own. There are tax advantages to owning a home. It’s nice to be able to fix up your home how you want it, not how your landlord dictates. Interest rates are near historical lows. [...]