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Mortgage Interest Rates Trend: Historical Graph for the National Average contract Mortgage Rate 1963-2009

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Here in this article we are presenting the National Average contract Mortgage Rates from the year 1963 up to the year 2009.

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Following the above graph which starts from year 1963 as you can see that the National Average contract Mortgage Rate was 6% and after the year 1965 we can see a rise in the rates and the rates continues to rise up till 1970 when the rate was above 8% after that there was a fall in the rates till 1972 and after that the rates again rises and from the year 1974 to 1977 the rate was quite stable.

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Mortgage Interest Rates Trends: Historical Graphs for 30 Year FRM 1971-2009

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In this article we have given the 30 Year mortgage rate trends from the year 1971 up till 2009. The graph below shows the rates of 30 Year FRM and the prime rates.

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Following the above graph which starts from June 1971 the rates of 30 Year FRM was in between 7% and 8% where as the prime rates were in between 5% to 6% after that the 30 Year FRM rates were quite stable up till June 1973 but soon after that it rises up to 9% then there we can see a little drop in June 1974 and then after that it again rises up to 10%.

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