30-Year Mortgage Rates At 3.37 Nationally

Average mortgage rates for 30-year loans shifted slightly downward to 3.37 nationally in the past week according to data released Thursday morning by Freddie Mac.
The 30-year average last week was3.39. The fifteen-year average was 2.66, down from 2.70.

Here are the numbers from New England:

This week:
30-year: 3.40 percent
15-year: 2.68 percent

Last week:
30-year: 3.42 percent
15-year: 2.72 percent

A year ago
30-year: 4.10 percent
15-year: 3.38 percent