With Rise in Job Growth, Mortgage Rates Jump

The 30-year, fixed-rate loan, the most popular product for homebuyers, rose to 4.46% from 4.29% last week. The average rate on a 15-year, fixed-rate mortgage, typically used for refinancing higher interest mortgages, also jumped 0.17 percentage point to 3.47%.

This week’s rate approached a high for the year. Rates on the 30-year have ranged from a low of 3.34% in the first week of January to a high of 4.58% in August.

What’s behind the jump? ?215,000 jobs were added to the economy in the month of November.

Let’s hope this positive momentum continues for the coming months.