Freddie Mac July 2016 Outlook
Freddie Mac’s monthly Outlook for July shows that international concerns such as slowing growth in China and the Brexit vote in the U.K. have played a major role in decreased mortgage rates. In the most recent Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 3.41 percent, just slightly above the all-time record low. This is likely to result in a boost in housing activity, particularly refinancing,