We saw mortgage interest rate change direction and start moving up in the last 30 days. The recent increase will cost new borrowers an additional $7.34 per month for every $100,000 borrowed. Average U.S. rates for 30-year fixed rate mortgages were at 3.73% as of this week. Last month at this time, they were sitting at 3.60%. The slow and steady decline since November 2018 has halted for now.
The latest mortgage statistics show an improving market in Sarasota and Manatee counties as the numbers continue to improve. Both short-term delinquency rates (30 days late) and serious delinquencies (90 days + late) are lower than they were last year at this time. From a mortgage perspective, Hurricane Irma had significantly more impact than this year’s red tide.
The most recent data shows that there are roughly 54% less people 30 days late on their mortgages than there were last year at the same time. The total is only 2.9% (versus 3.2% last month).