Graph and download economic data for 15-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States (MORTGAGE15US) from 1991-08-30 to 2025-03-20 about 15-year, fixed, mortgage, interest rate, interest, rate, and USA.

Long term dataset showing the 30 year fixed rate mortgage average in the United States since 1971.

Mortgage rates increased at a record pace in 2022, with the 10-year fixed mortgage rate doubling between March 2022 and December 2022. With inflation increasing, the Bank of England introduced several bank rate hikes, resulting in higher mortgage rates. In September 2023, the average 10-year fixed rate interest rate reached 5.1 percent. As borrowing costs get higher, demand for housing is expected to decrease, leading to declining market sentiment and slower house price growth. How have the mortgage hikes affected the market? After surging in 2021, the number of residential properties sold declined in 2022, reaching close to 1.3 million. Despite the number of transactions falling, this figure was higher than the period before the COVID-10 pandemic. The falling transaction volume also impacted mortgage borrowing. Between the first quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, the value of new mortgage loans fell year-on-year for fourth straight quarters in a row. How are higher mortgages affecting homebuyers? Homeowners with a mortgage loan usually lock in a fixed rate deal for two to ten years, meaning that after this period runs out, they need to renegotiate the terms of the loan. Many of the mortgages outstanding were taken out during the period of record-low mortgage rates and have since faced notable increases in their monthly repayment. About five million homeowners are projected to see their deal expire by the end of 2026. About two million of these loans are projected to experience a monthly payment increase of up to 199 British pounds by 2026.

This statistic shows the effects that increasing mortgage rates would have on home buying in the United States in 2018. During the survey, 27 percent of respondents said they would slow down their search and wait for the rates to come back again.

The rate on 15-year fixed rate mortgages in the United States decreased in the period after the Great Recession and reached its lowest level in 2021, followed by a steep increase in the next two years. In the early 1990s, the rate on a 15-year fixed rate mortgage was between six and nine percent. The rate then fell to 2.27 percent in 2021. After the Federal Reserve introduced several bank rate hikes to tackle the rising inflation, the mortgage rate soared to 6.11 percent - the highest rate observed since 2008. The rate for 30-year fixed mortgages and five-year ARM mortgages followed a similar trend.

Russia was leading among the listed European countries with 9.6 percent of interest rate on home mortgage loans in 2018. The United Kingdom ranked sixth with over 2.7 percent, and in Italy, mortgages were issued at 1.96 percent.

Data for households in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans is available in Stat-Xplore on a quarterly basis.

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Graph and download economic data for 30-Year Fixed Rate FHA Mortgage Index (OBMMIFHA30YF) from 2017-01-03 to 2025-03-24 about FHA, 30-year, fixed, mortgage, rate, indexes, and USA.

United States Mortgage Fixed Rate: Mth Avg: 15 Year data was reported at 4.250 % pa in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.080 % pa for Sep 2018. United States Mortgage Fixed Rate: Mth Avg: 15 Year data is updated monthly, averaging 5.680 % pa from Sep 1991 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 326 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.800 % pa in Jan 1995 and a record low of 2.660 % pa in Apr 2013. United States Mortgage Fixed Rate: Mth Avg: 15 Year data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.M012: Mortgage Interest Rate.

Graph and download economic data for 30-Year Fixed Rate Veterans Affairs Mortgage Index (OBMMIVA30YF) from 2017-01-03 to 2025-03-25 about veterans, 30-year, fixed, mortgage, rate, indexes, and USA.

Switzerland Mortgage Rate: Fixed: by Maturity: 10 Years data was reported at 1.779 % pa in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.697 % pa for Aug 2018. Switzerland Mortgage Rate: Fixed: by Maturity: 10 Years data is updated monthly, averaging 2.290 % pa from Jan 2008 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 129 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.700 % pa in Jun 2008 and a record low of 1.520 % pa in Sep 2016. Switzerland Mortgage Rate: Fixed: by Maturity: 10 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Swiss National Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.M005: Mortgage Rates.

Graph and download economic data for 30-Year Fixed Rate Jumbo Mortgage Index (OBMMIJUMBO30YF) from 2017-01-03 to 2025-03-25 about jumbo, 30-year, fixed, mortgage, rate, indexes, and USA.

This statistic shows the monthly mortgage application rate in the United States from March 9, 2018 to August 31, 2018. The volume of mortgage applications submitted fell by 0.1 percent in the last week of August 2018 compared with the previous week.

United States Mortgage Fixed Rate: Mth Avg: 30 Year data was reported at 4.870 % pa in Nov 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.830 % pa for Oct 2018. United States Mortgage Fixed Rate: Mth Avg: 30 Year data is updated monthly, averaging 7.635 % pa from Apr 1971 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 572 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.450 % pa in Oct 1981 and a record low of 3.350 % pa in Dec 2012. United States Mortgage Fixed Rate: Mth Avg: 30 Year data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.M012: Mortgage Interest Rate.

The interest rate for new mortgages in Belgium with over ten years initial rate fixation started to decline in 2024, after reaching its peak at 3.6 percent at the end of 2023. In October 2024, it decline to 3.03 percent, which was 0.44 percent lower than the previous year. In April 2024, the outstanding number of mortgage credits in Belgium had reached over 3.3 million.

United States Mortgage Fixed Rate: Mth Avg: 30 Year: Point data was reported at 0.500 % pa in Nov 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.500 % pa for Oct 2018. United States Mortgage Fixed Rate: Mth Avg: 30 Year: Point data is updated monthly, averaging 1.100 % pa from Jan 1972 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 563 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.600 % pa in Sep 1985 and a record low of 0.400 % pa in May 2018. United States Mortgage Fixed Rate: Mth Avg: 30 Year: Point data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.M012: Mortgage Interest Rate.

United States Mortgage Adjustable Rate: Wk Ending: 5 Year: Margin data was reported at 2.770 % pa in 29 Nov 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.760 % pa for 22 Nov 2018. United States Mortgage Adjustable Rate: Wk Ending: 5 Year: Margin data is updated weekly, averaging 2.740 % pa from Jan 2005 (Median) to 29 Nov 2018, with 726 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.800 % pa in 04 May 2006 and a record low of 0.740 % pa in 19 Apr 2012. United States Mortgage Adjustable Rate: Wk Ending: 5 Year: Margin data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.M012: Mortgage Interest Rate.

United States Mortgage Fixed Rate: Wk Ending: 30 Year data was reported at 4.540 % pa in 26 Jul 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.520 % pa for 19 Jul 2018. United States Mortgage Fixed Rate: Wk Ending: 30 Year data is updated weekly, averaging 4.550 % pa from Jan 2004 (Median) to 26 Jul 2018, with 760 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.800 % pa in 20 Jul 2006 and a record low of 3.310 % pa in 22 Nov 2012. United States Mortgage Fixed Rate: Wk Ending: 30 Year data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.M012: Mortgage Interest Rate.

Mortgage rates in the Netherlands increased sharply in 2022 and 2023, after declining gradually between 2008 and 2021. In December 2022, the average interest rate for new mortgage loans stood at 1.65 percent, and by the end of 2023, it had risen to 4.13 percent. The 10-year interest rate was the lowest, at 2.96 percent; the floating and less than one-year interest rates amounted to 5.13 and 4.62 percent, respectively. In early 2024, mortgage rates decreased notably. Are mortgage rates in the Netherlands different from those in other European countries? When comparing this ranking to data that covers multiple European countries, the Netherlands’ mortgage rate was similar to the rates found in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Sweden. It was, however, a lot lower than the rates in Eastern Europe. Hungary and Romania, for example, had some of the highest mortgage rates. For more information on the European mortgage market and how much the countries differ from each other, please visit this dedicated research page. How big is the mortgage market in the Netherlands? The Netherlands has overall seen an increase in the number of mortgage loans sold and is regarded as one of the countries with the highest mortgage debt in Europe. The reason behind this is that Dutch homeowners were able to for many years to deduct interest paid from pre-tax income (a system known in the Netherlands as hypotheekrenteaftrek). Total mortgage debt of Dutch households has been increasing year-on-year since 2013.

Graph and download economic data for 5/1-Year Adjustable Rate Mortgage Average in the United States (DISCONTINUED) (MORTGAGE5US) from 2005-01-06 to 2022-11-10 about adjusted, mortgage, interest rate, interest, 5-year, rate, and USA.