Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey, showing average fixed mortgage rates following bond yields higher, and reaching new highs for the year, with the expectant release of the Fed’s comments around taper timing of its bond purchase program.

Thirty-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.58 percent with an average 0.8 point for the week ending Aug. 22, up from last week when it averaged 4.40 percent. A year ago at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 3.66 percent.

Fifteen-year FRM this week averaged 3.60 percent with an average 0.7 point, up from last week when it averaged 3.44 percent. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 2.89 percent.

Five-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) averaged 3.21 percent this week with an average 0.5 point, down from last week when it averaged 3.23 percent. A year ago, the 5-year ARM averaged 2.80 percent.

One-year Treasury-indexed ARM averaged 2.67 percent this week with an average 0.5 point, unchanged from last week. At this time last year, the 1-year ARM averaged 2.66 percent.