Thursday, March 8, 2007

North West Arkansas Real Estate


Overnight real estate rates head lower
30-year fixed rate at 5.69%; 10-year Treasury yield at 4.5%
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Inman News
Long-term mortgage interest rates came down Monday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield remained at 4.5 percent.
The 30-year fixed-rate average dipped to 5.69 percent, and the 15-year fixed rate was down at 5.43 percent. The 1-year adjustable held at 5.34 percent.
The 30-year Treasury bond yield was unchanged at 4.64 percent.
Rates are current as of 7:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Mortgage rate figures are according to Bankrate.com, which publishes nightly averages based on its survey of 4,000 banks in 50 states. Points on these mortgages range from zero to 3.5.
In other economic news, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 63.69 points, or 0.53 percent, finishing at 12,050.41. The Nasdaq was down 27.32 points, or 1.15 percent, closing at 2,340.68.
Stock and bond figures are current as of 7:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

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