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Mortgage rates did nothing today. They did less than nothing . This week is already easily on track to be the calmest since the election. And if tomorrow is similarly lifeless, it will be one of the calmest weeks ever. Oftentimes, I'll note that it's the AVERAGE effective rate that's "unchanged." Indeed, it's quite uncommon for almost every single rate sheet in our ongoing study to be the same as the previous day. But that's exactly what happened today. In fact, this week's rate sheets have seen less change overall than any other week this year. This is to-be-expected, to some extent, due to seasonal considerations. The fact that underlying bond markets have been holding steadier than normal accounts for the extra stability in mortgage rate sheets. Stability may be worth something, but it's
Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage rates did nothing today. They did less than nothing . This week is already easily on track to be the calmest since the election. And if tomorrow is similarly lifeless, it will be one of the calmest weeks ever. Oftentimes, I'll note that it's... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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This is coming out a bit earlier than normal, and I promise to revise and/or put out another recap if by some miraculous turn of events, bond markets exhibit signs of life in the next 2 hours. Actually, to be fair, most analysts/traders/etc. ma... (read more)
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Housing News
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This year, with less than two weeks left to go, is shaping up to be the best year for housing in a decade according to Freddie Mac's Economic & Housing Research Group. Their year-end wrap up and forecast however, sees a more mixed picture for 201... (read more)
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Housing News
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The share of cash sales appears to be holding fairly steady , even as investors pull back from the residential market (NAR put the investor share of sales at 12 percent in November) and sales of owned real estate (REO) and short sales decrease to low... (read more)
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Housing News
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Price increases moderated slightly in October according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA's) Housing Price Index (HPI). The national index, which had recorded a 0.6 percent monthly gain in September, was up another 0.4 percent in the curr... (read more)
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Housing News
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Refinancing originations remained unchanged at 47 percent of all closed loans in November, not yet reflecting the sharp increase in interest rates that occurred after the November 8 election. The share of originations by loan type remained precisely ... (read more)
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