Wells Fargo Mortgage Rates Move Sideways

Jul 2
08:28

2009

Jesse Wojdylo

Jesse Wojdylo

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Since hitting a high of 5.6% a few weeks ago, Wells Fargo mortgage rates have moved sideways to down over the last few weeks. Luckily, this is what the housing market needs instead of extremely volatile rates.

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Wells Fargo mortgage rates went through a three week period in which they were all over the map.  During the middle of May,Wells Fargo Mortgage Rates Move Sideways Articles rates were near an all time low.  At the end of May, we saw days in which rates jumped .75% in one day.  By the middle of June, overall rates were near 5.6%.  Since then, we have seen a sideways to downward movement.  This is exactly what the housing market needs as when rates are extremely volatile, borrowers get scared to even submit a mortgage application. 

When trying to refinance, the best rates can save you a great deal of money.  Many home owners have refinanced at historically low levels in the last few months and they are saving hundreds of dollars a month on their mortgage payments.  If you have done your research and are confident that you can get a low Wells Fargo mortgage rate, now might be the time to jump in and buy that first home or refinance your current one.

The overall trend for interest rates has been down for quite some time as the government is hoping to spark an interest in the housing market by keeping rates low.  Unfortunately this has yet to work as home prices continue to show steady declines year over year.  Hopefully these low home loan rates will encourage home buyers to get out there and lock into a rate that might be the lowest rate they will see over their entire lifetime; this was definitely the case in March when rates were under 4.8%.