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Mortgage Rates Make Positive Progress. Busy Calendar Ahead

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by Matthew Graham on November 22 2010, 6:11 PM

Monday's trading of mortgage backed securities (MBS), which most closely dictate loan pricing offered by lenders, brought welcome changes in the scope and severity of the volatility we highlighted last week. ...
Mortgage Rates: Debt Ceiling Decision Time

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by AQ on July 29 2011, 6:14 PM

I have some unexpected good news Amidst an atmosphere of major market uncertainty, consumer borrowing costs improved significantly today. Enough to push BestExecution quotes a notch lower. In the chart of Consumer Rate Quotes below, if the line is moving...
Mortgage Rates Take A Beating. Closing Cost Rise Significantly

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by Matthew Graham on December 07 2010, 5:22 PM

When all was said and done, prices of loan production MBS coupons (which guide lender rate sheets) had fallen over a full point! To bring that number into reality, this basically means that in order to get the same rate today as was available yesterday...
After Several Days Of Heavy Losses, Mortgage Rates Show First Signs Of Stabilizing

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by Matthew Graham on November 16 2010, 6:22 PM

After recapturing some of the losses from yesterday, it was right back into sell mode as prices hurtled disturbingly toward even lower prices than yesterday. Not good for rate sheets... But just before mid day, and very near the lowest levels of the...
Mortgage Rates: Wall Ready to Tumble

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by Matthew Graham on June 01 2011, 5:55 PM

We are witnessing the second stage of a significant shift lower in home loan borrowing costs. While these secondary signs are encouraging, they are just another step in what might evolve into a sustained rally in the bond market. That second step toward...
Mortgage Rates Waiting Game Continues. Positive Signs Seen

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by Matthew Graham on November 19 2010, 3:33 PM

The movements of mortgage rates higher and lower throughout the week have become progressively more tame. There was almost an entire point of difference between the highs and lows on Monday, whereas today's range has held within a mere quarter of a point...
Mortgage Rates Officially Hit All Time Lows (Again)

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by Matthew Graham on December 14 2011, 3:59 PM

Another strong Treasury auction, among other things, helped Mortgage Rates in lower again today. Although Best-Execution rates still haven't moved any lower (currently at all-time lows), the borrowing costs involved to obtain them are now at least as...
Mortgage Rates Rise Slightly Heading Into The Weekend

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by Matthew Graham on September 23 2011, 3:57 PM

After two days of significant improvements, Mortgage Rates took a measured step back today. Best-Execution rates rose about an eighth of a point, but in some cases, your rate may not have changed at all today-merely your closing cost quote. (temporary...
Mortgage Rates: Tear Down This Wall!

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by AQ on June 03 2011, 4:03 PM

On Wednesday we witnessed the second stage of a potentially significant shift lower in home loan borrowing costs. "The Wall" was wavering, teetering in its most precarious position this year, but we needed more proof that it was ready to be toppled. That...
Mortgage Rates: Wall Seen Cracking

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by Matthew Graham on May 17 2011, 4:28 PM

The mortgage rate "wall" is beginning to crack. Unlike previous sessions where borrowing costs didn't rally enough to affect the position of the Best-Execution mortgage rate quotes, costs improved enough today to warrant the addition of some new verbiage...
Mortgage Rates Hit NEW All-Time Lows Following Jobs Report

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by Matthew Graham on June 01 2012, 2:51 PM

Mortgage Rates fell decidedly to new all-time lows today after a much weaker-than-expected Employment Situation Report. Because of today's movement, Best-Execution rates for 30yr Fixed Conventional loans have fallen to 3.625% from the 3.75% level they...
Mortgages Rates Higher At Fastest Pace in Months

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by Matthew Graham on March 14 2012, 4:50 PM

Mortgages Rates moved higher today at their fastest pace in months. 3.875% Best-Execution is off the table today and even the more aggressively-priced group of lenders is most advantageously priced at 4.0%, some lenders at 4.125%. This was a very big...
Mortgage Rates Pressured Higher After Fiscal Cliff Deal

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by Matthew Graham on January 02 2013, 2:48 PM

Mortgage rates moved to their highest levels since December 19th this morning after Congress passed a last-minute bill softening the blow of the Fiscal Cliff. The legislation has been and may continue to be characterized as some sort of "deal" that averts...
Mortgage Rates Officially Hit New All-Time Lows!

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by Matthew Graham on May 17 2012, 3:21 PM

Mortgage Rates hit new all-time lows today. In most cases, lenders' offerings are just slightly better across the board than they were in late January, the last time we officially noted "new all-time lows," though some lenders are not quite back to their...
Mortgage Rates Move Below 5%

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by Victor Burek on July 22 2009, 11:09 AM

Mortgage backed securities and treasuries went on quite a rally yesterday following Ben Bernanke’s first day of testimony on Capitol Hill. After opening to the downside, the fixed income sector started to gain momentum during Mr. Bernanke’s testimony...

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