| Mortgage rates – Every Thursday, Freddie Mac publishes interest rates based on a survey of mortgage lenders throughout the week. The Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Survey reported that mortgage rates for the most popular loan products as of March 26, 2026, were as follows: The 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 6.38%, up from 6.22% last week. The 15-year fixed was 5.75%, up from 5.54% last week.
The graph below shows the trajectory of mortgage rates over the past year.
Stock markets – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the week at 45,166.64, down 1% from 45,577.47 last week. It is down 6% year-to-date from 48,063.29 on December 31, 2025. The S&P 500 closed the week at 6,368.85, down 2.2% from 6,506.99 last week. The S&P is down 7% year-to-date from 6,845.50 on December 31, 2025. The Nasdaq closed the week at 20,948.85, down 3.2% from 21,647.61 last week. It is down 9.9% year-to-date from 23,241.99 on December 31, 2025. U.S. Treasury Bonds – The 10-year Treasury bond closed the week yielding 4.44%, up from 4.39% last week. The 30-year treasury bond yield ended the week at 4.98%, up from 4.96% last week. We watch bond yields because mortgage rates follow bond yields. U.S. existing-home sales – February 2026 – The National Association of Realtors reported that existing-home sales totaled 4.09 million units on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate in February, up 1.7% from the number of homes sold in January. Year-over-year home sales were down 1.4% from the number of homes sold last February. The median price paid for a home in the U.S. in February was $398,000, up 0.3% year-over-year from $396,800 last February. Have a Great Weekend! |
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