Luck refers to that which happens to a person beyond that person's control. This view incorporates phenomena that are chance happenings, a person's place of birth for example, but where there is no uncertainty involved, or where the uncertainty is irrelevant.
Average rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages have climbed in recent weeks by about a quarter-percentage point, from 3.75 percent to almost 4 percent â about a $600-a-year difference on a $350,000 mortgage. Several sources of data suggest that buyers are paying more attention to the threat of higher rates.
Data source: NerdWallet Mortgage Rate Index. A mortgage rate is the amount of interest paid on the mortgage, quoted as an Annual Percentage Rate (APR). Current rates are 4.15% for a 30-year fixed, 3.49% for a 15-year fixed, and 3.81% for a 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM).