Mortgage Rates Edge Higher

Washington, DC, April 11, 2011 -- Mortgage rates edged higher last week, with the average on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rising slightly to 4.87%, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey.

Freddie Chief Economist Frank Nothaft noted that rates were little changed after what he called "an encouraging employment report" from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.87% in the week ended Thursday, up from 4.86% the prior week but down from 5.21% a year earlier. Rates on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages were 4.1%, up from 4.09% the previous week but down from 4.52% a year earlier.

Five-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages averaged 3.72%, up from the prior week's 3.7% but down from 4.25% a year earlier.