Here are the latest rates from Bankrate.com:

Mortgage Rates 1/6/2013 Pmt/$100k Last week
30-year 3.48% ($447.93) 3.41%
15-year 2.84% ($682.91) 2.81%
5/1 ARM 2.85% ($237.50) 2.83%

Long term trends from http://www.mortgage-x.com/trends:

a) 30-year FRM rates 1971-2012:

30-Year FRM Rates 1971 - 2012

b) National average contract mortgage rate 1963-2012:

National Average Contract Mortgage Rate

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