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In recent weeks, the mortgage market has shown that a lot of instability. There was a lot of fluctuations in mortgage interest rates for some time. This week the prices of the 30-year fixed mortgages fell to the lowest point in the last four months, this decline has some relief for the people who are planning to refinance their mortgage loans.

Freddie Mac reported that the 30-year fixed mortgages averaged 6.31 percent this week, its lowest level since 17 May, when 30-year mortgages averaged 6.21 percent. Last week, the rate of 30-year fixed mortgage 6.46 per cent.

The Freddie Mac survey shows that mortgage interest is in this week. Frank Nothaft, chief economist of Freddie Mac, said this should help some homeowners who hope to refinance existing loans are adjustable, that resetting from low introductory "teaser" rates.

It is estimated that some 2 million such loans will be reset during the next 18 months. This has the concerns related to a signal of failure, such as homeowners are unable to make the new payments. President's top management met with the large mortgage service companies on Wednesday to advise, so as much help as possible to homeowners to avoid default by refinancing into new mortgages that they can manage to pay.

Most of the economists believe that the Federal Reserve at its meeting next Tuesday will make a decision to have an important interest rate to the economy from the recent turmoil in housing and financial markets.

The proportion of 15-year fixed mortgages, a selected option for refinancing, averaged 5.97 percent this week from 6.15 percent last week.

The prices on 5-year adjustable rate mortgage of 0.15 percent, down from an average of 6.32 percent and 6.17 percent, while the 1-year adjustable-rate mortgage fell to 5.66 percent, compared to 5, 74 percent in the last week.

The mortgage rates do not include add-on fees, usually as points. Thirty-year mortgage had a nationwide average fee of 0.5, while 15-year mortgages had an average fee of 0.4 point. 5-year adjustable-rate mortgage had an average fee of 0.6 point and 1-year adjustable-rate mortgage had an average fee of 0.8 point.

During last year at this time, prices for the various mortgage types were all higher. 30-year fixed mortgage stood at 6.43 percent this time last year, 15 years fixed mortgage was 6.11 percent, 5-year adjustable-rate mortgages averaged 6.10 percent and 1-year adjustable-rate mortgages were to 5.60 percent.

After a five-year boom, sales of new and existing homes fell last year. The whole thing has been worse this year as lenders have tightened standards amid a sudden, the increase in the Foreclosure and late payments. All these problems used in the market because of the sub prime loans for borrowers with weak credit histories, but have now also to all other categories of loans.

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