Long-term mortgage rates hit record low

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate has dropped to its lowest level on record.

The average rate is the lowest in McLean-based Freddie Mac's weekly survey dating to 1971. Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) says its Primary Mortgage Market Survey shows the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.85 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending March 26, down from last week when it averaged 4.98 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 5.85 percent. The 30-year FRM has not been lower in the life of Freddie Mac’s weekly survey, which dates back to 1971 for the 30-year FRM.

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