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Mortgage Rate Rules Are Completely Out The Window

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by Matthew Graham on December 04 2020, 5:53 PM

Mortgage loans ultimately "turn into" bonds and those bonds have a certain value to investors. When those values change, so do the rates offered by mortgage lenders. This is basically a hard and fast rule. But it's completely out the window right now...
Mortgage Rates Well-Protected From Jobs Report Volatility

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by Matthew Graham on December 03 2020, 4:43 PM

Tomorrow brings the month's most important economic report: the Employment Situation, often referred to simply as "the jobs report." No other piece of economic data has remotely the same track record of inspiring movement in the bond market (which, in...
Mortgage Rates Continue Defying Bond Market Weakness

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by Matthew Graham on December 02 2020, 4:19 PM

Although it was the focus of yesterday's discussion , the ability of the mortgage market to hold steady in the face of bond market weakness continues to impress . This is interesting because mortgage rates take direct cues from the bond market. That's...
Mortgage Rates Surprisingly Steady Despite Market Drama

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by Matthew Graham on December 01 2020, 4:05 PM

Like many industries, housing finance has a superficial layer that's fairly easy to understand for the average consumer. A person wants a home. They don't want to pay cash. They get a loan. Lower rates = lower payments. The end. Shortly below that superficial...
Mortgage Rates Hold Steady Over Holiday Weekend

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by Matthew Graham on November 30 2020, 4:43 PM

Although many mortgage lenders were technically open for business last Friday, it's a well-known unofficial holiday. Mortgage rate movement requires bond market movement, and the post-Thanksgiving Friday invariably sees fewer traders trading fewer bonds...
Mortgage Rates Little-Changed But The Fed Raises Some Doubts

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by Matthew Graham on November 25 2020, 4:11 PM

Mortgage rates have been operating relatively close to their all-time lows recently and today was no exception. The Fed raised some doubts as to how much longer that would be the case this afternoon when it released the minutes of its most recent policy...
How The New Loan Limits Affect Mortgage Rates

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by Matthew Graham on November 24 2020, 4:42 PM

If you follow the MBS Commentary channel on this site, you will have already seen most of the following, but it's relevant for consumers as well. As far as mortgage rates are concerned, the increase in conforming loan limits doesn't have a direct impact...
Mortgage Rates Start New Week Slightly Higher

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by Matthew Graham on November 23 2020, 5:01 PM

Everything is relative when it comes to following day-to-day movements in mortgage rates . Yes, they're technically higher than they were on Friday afternoon, but they're still lower than just about any other day... ever. Most prospective borrowers will...
Biggest Housing Boom Since 2006 And The Truth About "All-Time Low" Rates

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by Matthew Graham on November 20 2020, 6:41 PM

The National Association of Realtors' Existing Home Sales report is the broadest measure of housing market activity. It just hit a 14-year record for the 3rd month in a row. It's not just existing homes. The new home market is crushing it as well. This...
Time Once Again to Discuss "All-Time Low" Mortgage Rates

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by Matthew Graham on November 19 2020, 4:40 PM

August 4th, 2020 was the best day ever for mortgage rates . That's when we hit the lowest all-time lows we've ever seen, and none of the most prevalent news stories about all-time lows since then have been technically accurate. What's going on here? So...
Mortgage Rates Move Lower Today, But Don't Count on a Repeat Tomorrow

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by Matthew Graham on November 18 2020, 5:22 PM

Mortgage rates were little-changed yesterday--a fact that was ultimately at odds with underlying market movement by the end of the day. What does that mean? Simply put, mortgage rates are primarily determined by the trading prices of certain bonds (MBS...
Mortgage Rates Remain Near Recent Lows

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by Matthew Graham on November 17 2020, 4:20 PM

Mortgage rates were little-changed today, with the average lender only microscopically better than yesterday. That means few loan seekers will notice any difference from yesterday. That leaves us in line with the low rate levels seen immediately following...
Surprisingly Calm Day For Mortgage Rates

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by Matthew Graham on November 16 2020, 3:35 PM

Last week, trial results from Pfizer's covid vaccine sent shockwaves through financial markets. Stock prices and bond yields both moved decisively higher. In general, higher bond yields coincide with higher mortgage rates. Last week was no exception,...
New Loan Limits Soon; Refi Fee Confusion; and Rate Volatility

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by Matthew Graham on November 13 2020, 6:55 PM

Rarely does the month of November offer so much activity for the housing and mortgage markets, but it always offers an updated conforming loan limit. This refers to the maximum loan amount for mortgages that "conform" to the guidelines of housing agencies...
Nice Bounce Back For Mortgage Rates After Rocky Start This Week

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by Matthew Graham on November 12 2020, 4:24 PM

Earlier in the month, mortgage rates rose somewhat abruptly as lenders got in a defensive position ahead of the election. They'd learned in 2016 just how volatile the bond market (the key ingredient in the rate movement equation) could be after an election...

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