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Mortgage rates for the majority of U.S. home mortgages remained largely unchanged immediately following news of rising unemployment claims.

The common for just a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 4.28 percent, up slightly from 4.23 percent yesterday, according to the latest survey from mortgage buyer Freddie Mac. Although increase was small, it marked the 1st time the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has risen in 2014. The widely used loan averaged 4.53 percent at the beginning of 2014 and was at 3.53 percent this past year.

The 15-year fixed-rate average remained a similar week-over-week at 3.33 percent. It averaged 3.55 percent in the beginning in this year, and was at 2.77 percent last year.

Averages for hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages were mixed. At 3.08 percent yesterday, the five-year ARM is currently trending at 3.05 percent. In 2009, it averaged 2.64 percent. Normally the one-year ARM rose to two.55 percent from 2.51 percent a couple weeks ago. It averaged 2.61 percent right now recently.

“Mortgage rates were little changed amid every week of light economic reports,” Frank Nothaft, vp and chief economist for Freddie Mac, said in a statement. “With the few releases, the economy added 113,000 jobsin January, that is below the market consensus forecast and followed hook upward revision of a single,000 jobs in December. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate fell to.6 percent, which makes 13 consecutive months with no increase.”

Mortgage rates ended up rising steadily in December following the Federal Reserve announced it will continue to taper its bond-buying stimulus enter in January. This course has helped offset dramatic gains in tangible estate prices and kept affordability elevated even though the market has stabilized. However, rates have eased over recent concerns how the market wouldn't be capable of support a dramatic upward shift in home values.

Regardless of the recent economic reporting, the housing business in particular continues to show signs of recovery.

Looking ahead, rates may rise in the short-term on account of the upcoming January employment report. From the latest Type of mortgage Trend Survey by Bankrate.com, 63 percent in the analysts polled believe averages increases on the in the future, while 25 % of analysts polled believe rates will hold steady.

“I’m seeing commentary about a impending boost in wage growth,” said Bankrate.com Assistant Managing Editor Holden Lewis. “Frankly, I think that is like commenting an impending rise in the unicorn population, in case investors somehow assume that wages and hours are rising, then we’ll see a rise in mortgage rates.”