Key Takeaways Mortgage rates unchanged to 6.58% on Aug. 21, 2025, from the previous week, their lowest level of 2025.Lower rates are lifting mortgage originations and driving stronger refinancing activity.mREITs stand to gain from tighter Agency spreads, stronger book values, and wider net interest spreads.Mortgage rates are currently at the lowest levels of 2025. The average 30-year mortgage rate was 6.58% as of Aug. 21, 2025, unchanged from the previous week and down from 6.91% at the start of 2025, per F ...

Primary Mortgage Market Survey® U.S. weekly average mortgage rates as of 05/01/2025 MCLEAN, Va., May 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.76%. “Mortgage rates again declined this week,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “In recent weeks, rates for the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage have fallen even lower than the first quarter average of 6.83%.” ...