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Mortgage Rates: Good News, Bad News

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by AQ on November 10 2010, 6:43 PM

QEII is here. This is the event that will help mortgage rates move back below 4.00% again. Patience is counting down without blasting off....
Best-Execution Mortgage Rates Rise After Extended Period of Stability

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by Matthew Graham on January 23 2012, 3:12 PM

For the first time in over a month, the Best-Execution rate for 30yr fixed mortgages rose from a rounded average of 3.875% to 4.00% today. The underlying borrowing costs associated with 3.875% didn't rise by a significantly painful amount, but the small...
Mortgage Rates: This is Nuts!

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by AQ on August 02 2011, 2:06 PM

Mortgage rates rallied again today, extending their winning streak to four straight sessions. Positive progress has not been modest either. Improvements have been significant. A picture is worth a thousand words... In the chart of Consumer Rate Quotes...
Refi Roadmap: A Locked Rate Isn't a Closed Loan

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by Julian Hebron on August 15 2011, 11:27 AM

Rates are bouncing around near record lows set last October and consumers are looking to seize the opportunity. There's always a rush by consumers and loan agents to lock rates on dips, and that practice is all the more prevalent when extreme daily rate...
Should you Pay Closing Costs?

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by Victor Burek on December 20 2008, 1:28 PM

I thought I would write a weekend blog regarding closing costs. We are heading into a refinance boom so many readers are going to be refinancing and many readers are going to ask, should I or should I not pay closing costs? It does not matter what lender...
How Low Might Mortgage Rates Go After QEII? What if QEII Disappoints?

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by AQ on October 22 2010, 3:51 PM

The bond market continues to demonstrate a clear unwillingness to push interest rates any lower without hearing new guidance from the Federal Reserve regarding their Quantitative Easing plans. With exception to a few periods of increased lender competitiveness...
Mortgage Rate Watchers Stuck in Waiting Game

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by AQ on November 15 2010, 4:36 PM

Tension remains high in the primary mortgage market as mortgage rates have extended their losing streak. We're in a tough spot here......
Mortgage Rates Hit New All-Time Lows!

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by Matthew Graham on September 21 2011, 5:16 PM

Yesterday we wrote: "Until we see proof that the Secondary Mortgage Market can break higher than its recent highs, we're hesitant to outright PLAN on it happening." This is exactly what happened after today's FOMC Announcement (aka "Fed Rate Decision...
Mortgage Rates See Biggest Drop in Over Three Weeks

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by Matthew Graham on March 18 2013, 3:10 PM

Mortgage rates moved lower today at their fastest pace since February 25th's Italian election stalemate. Today's move is also bigger than the entire week of sideways-to-slightly-lower rates last week. That said, the first week of March (the one that included...
Mortgage Rates: The Return of Record Lows

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by AQ on August 04 2011, 4:28 PM

The craziness continues... Mortgage rates and most things related to bonds have ventured back into record setting territory. Stock markets are at the tipping point of full blown panic and interest rates have been the main beneficiary. IMPROVED CURRENT...
Mortgage Rates Highest In Nearly 10 Months After Employment Data

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by Matthew Graham on March 08 2013, 2:59 PM

Mortgage rates vaulted higher today at their fastest pace since late January, after the Employment Situation showed an unexpectedly high number of jobs created in February. The Employment Situation is the most important piece of domestic economic data...
Bad Day for Mortgage Rates. Expecting Recovery Rally Soon

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by AQ on November 09 2010, 4:30 PM

I think it's safe to say your float boat took on water today. Benchmark Treasury yields seemed to have no ceiling and MBS prices appeared to have no floor. On the charts the move was violent. It was downright scary actually. Some lenders repriced for...
Why Aren't Mortgage Rates Getting Lower as Fast as Treasuries?

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by Matthew Graham on September 09 2011, 1:57 PM

Yet again, Mortgage Rates improved today. But the improvements were fairly minor, just as they have been in general despite a healthier rally in Treasury rates. In some cases BestExecution rates may be lower, but in most cases, the improvements will be...
Mortgage Rates Expected to Move Lower in the Week Ahead

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by Victor Burek on June 15 2009, 7:15 AM

After two weeks of steadily increasing mortgage rates, from the mid 4's to the mid 5's, volatility in the mortgage market has show signs of stabilization . Last week mortgage rates topped out near 5.625% before a late week MBS market improvement...
Patience Pays Off For Mortgage Rate Watchers

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by AQ on November 04 2010, 4:43 PM

Ok so the rally we enjoyed today was another step in the right direction. Our outlook seems to be playing out perfectly but we're not quite there yet because mortgage rates below 4.00% are not yet offered on a widespread basis with an acceptable closing...

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