HSH Average Mortgage Rates, 2/2/96
Paul Havemann
AVERAGE MORTGAGE RATES FOR SELECTED METROPOLITAN AREAS
Source: HSH Associates, Financial Publishers
Week Ending February 2, 1996
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Area 30 Year Fixed 15 Year Fixed 1 Year ARM
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NATIONAL 7.32 + 1.20 pts 6.86 + 1.17 pts 5.52 + 1.13 pts
Change from last week: Down .01% Down .01% Up .03%
ATLANTA 7.33 + 1.06 pts 6.84 + 1.02 pts 5.40 + 1.02 pts
BALTIMORE 7.24 + 1.58 pts 6.74 + 1.54 pts 5.27 + 1.79 pts
BOSTON 7.11 + 1.74 pts 6.61 + 1.74 pts 5.21 + 1.61 pts
CHICAGO 7.45 + 0.66 pts 7.03 + 0.65 pts 5.68 + 0.58 pts
CLEVELAND 7.34 + 0.97 pts 6.84 + 1.05 pts 5.68 + 0.88 pts
DALLAS 7.39 + 1.00 pts 6.91 + 0.99 pts 5.63 + 1.09 pts
DENVER 7.21 + 1.53 pts 6.76 + 1.51 pts 5.45 + 1.48 pts
DETROIT 7.48 + 0.63 pts 7.09 + 0.53 pts 5.79 + 0.66 pts
LOS ANGELES 7.31 + 1.46 pts 6.84 + 1.42 pts 5.54 + 1.39 pts
MIAMI 7.27 + 1.44 pts 6.84 + 1.52 pts 5.44 + 1.27 pts
MINNEAPOLIS 7.39 + 1.15 pts 6.91 + 1.20 pts 5.71 + 1.16 pts
NO NJ (HACK) 7.06 + 1.38 pts 6.57 + 1.27 pts 5.20 + 1.26 pts
NEW YORK 7.10 + 1.58 pts 6.58 + 1.56 pts 5.23 + 1.32 pts
ORLANDO 7.51 + 0.93 pts 7.05 + 0.95 pts 5.68 + 0.88 pts
PHILADELPHIA 7.10 + 1.96 pts 6.61 + 1.92 pts 5.11 + 1.82 pts
PHOENIX 7.39 + 1.13 pts 6.91 + 1.15 pts 5.73 + 1.08 pts
RALEIGH 7.26 + 1.30 pts 6.79 + 1.35 pts 5.38 + 1.29 pts
SAN FRANCISCO 7.28 + 1.51 pts 6.84 + 1.43 pts 5.58 + 1.47 pts
SEATTLE 7.38 + 1.44 pts 6.96 + 1.39 pts 5.68 + 1.36 pts
STAMFORD CT 7.11 + 1.65 pts 6.64 + 1.60 pts 5.11 + 1.47 pts
WASHINGTON DC 7.14 + 1.86 pts 6.64 + 1.75 pts 5.14 + 1.81 pts
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largest publisher of mortgage information. Copyright 1995, HSH Associates.
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(over $207,000) mortgages to give a true picture of the overall mortgage
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