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Mortgage Rates Rise For First Time in Five Days

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by Matthew Graham on February 29 2012, 3:02 PM

Mortgages Rates snapped an relatively long streak of stability, moving higher for the first time in a week after digesting today's high-risk events. In many cases, Best-Execution remains at 3.875%, with the effects of today's weakness merely seen in the...
Mortgage Rates Steady to Slightly Improved

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by Matthew Graham on February 28 2012, 3:15 PM

Mortgages Rates have strung together 5 consecutive days of either holding steady or slight improvements. Best-Execution for 30yr Fixed Conventional mortgages is clearly back down to 3.875% after beginning the recent winning streak closer to 4.0% (lender...
Mortgage Rates Begin Week Flat to Slightly Improved

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by Matthew Graham on February 27 2012, 2:53 PM

Mortgages Rates finished out the previous week in positive fashion, logging three straight days of minor improvements after beginning the week poorly. This week begins on a much calmer note with rates mostly steady compared to Friday and very slightly...
Mortgage Rates Improve For Third Straight Day

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by Matthew Graham on February 24 2012, 3:44 PM

After beginning the week in significantly worse shape, Mortgages Rates finish the week having fought back in small increments against that weakness in each of the past three sessions. The losses on Tuesday (which was the beginning of the week due to the...
Mortgage Rates Continue Slow, Steady Improvements

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by Matthew Graham on February 23 2012, 3:46 PM

Mortgages Rates continued to improve at a slow and steady pace. After rising somewhat abruptly into the end of last week and beginning of the current week, rates began to fight back yesterday, but the improvements have been and continue to be relatively...
Mortgage Rates Improve But Remain On Fence Between Recent Offerings

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by Matthew Graham on February 22 2012, 4:07 PM

Yesterday marked the first time since late January that Best-Execution Mortgages Rates stood at 4.0% on average, as opposed to what had been the prevailing average of 3.875%. Rates improved today for most lenders, several of whom once again are offering...
Best-Execution Mortgage Rates Rise For First Time in a Month

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by Matthew Graham on February 21 2012, 3:31 PM

For the first time since late January, Best-Execution Mortgages Rates moved back to 4.0%. Over the past month, the rate averaged 3.875% despite plenty of fluctuations in terms of closing costs. Friday's weakness brought the average of the lenders we survey...
Mortgage Rates Continue Higher Ahead of High-Risk Weekend

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by Matthew Graham on February 17 2012, 2:25 PM

Mortgages Rates are higher for the 2nd day in a row. Unlike the movement we normally see, which limits itself to affecting closing costs as opposed to the quoted rates themselves, today's deterioration leaves 4.0% looking like the better deal for enough...
Mortgage Rates Turn Higher Following Data, Greece Headlines

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by Matthew Graham on February 16 2012, 2:55 PM

Mortgages Rates reversed a recent trend of gradual improvement, moving higher today after a better-than-expected read on employment from this morning's Jobless Claims report as well as news that the ECB will swap out their Greek government bonds this...
Mortgage Rates Continue to See Minor Improvements

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by Matthew Graham on February 15 2012, 3:08 PM

Mortgages Rates improved again today as domestic economic data failed to inspire markets to move in either direction and optimism over today's conference call between Greece and its creditors deteriorated. In general, economic optimism tends to coincide...
Mortgage Rates Improve on Weak Data, Greece Jitters

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by Matthew Graham on February 14 2012, 3:06 PM

Mortgages Rates are somewhat improved today after holding relatively steady to begin the week. In the underlying markets MBS (the "mortgage-backed-securities" that most directly influence mortgage rates) rose to their best levels since last Thursday after...
Mortgage Rates Hold Steady To Begin Busy Week

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by Matthew Graham on February 13 2012, 3:03 PM

Mortgages Rates held steady over the weekend. In fact, rates were so steady that our measured averages on Friday were the same as today's reading , which is a fairly uncommon occurrence. Friday had been a fairly stable day, and markets traded in better...
Mortgage Rates Battle Back From The Edge

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by Matthew Graham on February 10 2012, 2:59 PM

With yesterday's increases, Mortgages Rates moved to the edge of their recently long and stable stay at a 3.875% Best-Execution level. While some lenders are still best-priced at 4.0%, the average Best-Execution rate moved back down into 3.875% territory...
Mortgage Rates at a Tipping Point After Rising Today

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by Matthew Graham on February 09 2012, 3:06 PM

Mortgages Rates moved higher today at the quickest pace of the week. For the second time this year, the 3.875% Best-Execution rate on 30yr Fixed Conventional loans is in question. If rates move much higher from here, the average Best-Execution rate across...
Mortgage Rates Flat to Slightly Improved After Auction, Greece News

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by Matthew Graham on February 08 2012, 3:46 PM

For several sessions in a row, Mortgages Rates have moved in the opposite direction from the previous session, although even the bigger examples of these movements haven't been enough to nudge 3.875% out of the "best-execution" position. The same back...

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Mortgage Rates:

30 Yr FRM 4.14%
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15 Yr FRM 3.36%
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Jumbo 30 Year Fixed 4.25%

MBS Prices:

30YR FNMA 4.5 106-14 (-0-13)
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30YR FNMA 5.0 108-01 (-0-10)
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30YR FNMA 5.5 108-20 (-0-11)

Recent Housing Data:

Mortgage Apps -3.25%
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Refinance Index -3.43%
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Purchase Index -3.04%

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