Delaware mortgage rate weekly update for the week of December 17, 2012, by John R. Thomas with Primary Residential Mortgage in Newark, DE. John is the Newark, Delaware branch manager and the author of the book, Your Guide to Buying Your First Home in Delaware. Call 302-703-0727 to get a free mortgage planning consultation or APPLY ONLINE for Delaware mortgage loan

Delaware Mortgage Rates ended the week higher because of a bounce back in the stock market and supply selling pressure. The rates are still near record lows and could bounce back to record lows in the weeks to come as there is still much uncertainty in the market surrounding the pending “Fiscal Cliff” and the Debt Crisis in Europe. There is still no deal that has been reached on the “Fiscal Cliff” and time is running out for Congress to reach a comprise. If a deal is reached then that could move home loan rates higher as the stock market would rally on the news. So we need to watch carefully and if it looks like the deal may be struck then I would recommend LOCKING your Delaware mortgage rate but we can FLOAT for now. Congress has delayed its Holiday break to stay and work on a deal for the Fiscal Cliff. Keep Reading...