Rates down - Current mortgage rates, August 5, 2024
Today's average rate for the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.75, the average 15-year fixed-mortgage rate is 6.19 percent, and the average rate on a 5/1 ARM is 6.38 percent.
Jeff Ostrowski has closely covered two nationwide housing booms and one devastating bust. Before joining Bankrate in 2020, he spent more than 20 years writing about real estate, business, the economy and politics. He previously worked as a reporter at the Palm Beach Post and the South Florida Business Journal.
Since 2019, Jeff has served on the board of the nonprofit National Association of Real Estate Editors. He twice has won gold awards in the group’s journalism contest. His Bankrate coverage of housing affordability was also honored with a Best in Business award from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing.
When he’s not working, Jeff enjoys surfing, biking and traveling, usually with a surfboard or bike.
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Today's average rate for the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.75, the average 15-year fixed-mortgage rate is 6.19 percent, and the average rate on a 5/1 ARM is 6.38 percent.
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