30-year mortgage rate: 4.52 % (2018-08-30)
Reporting and findings
- documented
Freddie Mac reports 30-year mortgage rate of 4.52 % for 2018-08-30. Population: U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages in the Primary Mortgage Market Survey.
- Freddie Mac: 30-year mortgage rate [MORTGAGE30US] via FREDSeries MORTGAGE30US; observation 2018-08-30; weekly source frequency; CSV snapshot 2026-09-06
Summary and current status
Observed economic data
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- Donald J. TrumpSubject of the cross-administration economic comparison
Figures
30-year mortgage rate4.52 % Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages in the Primary Mortgage Market Survey
- Period
- 2018-08-30 to 2018-08-30
- As of
- 2018-08-30
- Method
- MORTGAGE30US as retrieved from FRED on 2026-09-06. Last available source observation in each calendar month, including the latest partial month; not a monthly average.
- Uncertainty
- Not seasonally adjusted. Freddie Mac changed its survey methodology on November 17, 2022. Housing affordability also depends on prices, income, taxes and insurance.