WASHINGTON- 30-year fixed mortgage rates drop to 4.93% for the second straight week, showed by a report on Thursday, but still are above than the lower record of last years. 
This week, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage was recorded 4.93% that was 4.97% a week earlier, stated by Freddie Mac mortgage finance company.
In the beginning of December, a drop in the rates recorded to low of 4.71%, drooped in the response of government’s campaign to shrink the borrowing costs of consumer.
Mortgage rates were collected by Freddie Mac from Monday to Wednesday every week from the lenders of the whole country. Fluctuations occur on rates even on the same given day and often in line with Treasury bonds (long-term).
