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Freddie Mac's May Forecast continues to look for a downward trending interest on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. The company's economists are project an average rate of 4.3 percent this year with a small increase to 4.5 percent in 2020. Coupled with a strong labor market, low unemployment, and "modest" wage growth, this should mean a steadily growing housing market this year. The forecast is for total housing sales, both new and existing, to slightly best the 2018 number of 5.96 million units, rising to 5.98 million. Existing home sales will account for 5.35 million of the total and new home sales for 630,000 units. Sales in 2020 are expected to be even better, at 6.14 million overall. Housing starts will be flat this year , with single-family starts gaining 0.01 million units to 0.88 million
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Freddie Mac's May Forecast continues to look for a downward trending interest on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. The company's economists are project an average rate of 4.3 percent this year with a small increase to 4.5 percent in 2020. Coupled with... (read more)
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Rob Chrisman
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Tony H. sent, “A conference is a gathering of people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.” Not at this MBA event, right!? Here in New York there’s a lot to talk about. Ellie Mae laying off 10%... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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In the week just past, bonds managed to extend the already unexpected gains that began on May 6th following a sharp escalation in US/China trade war rhetoric. Trade-related news continued to be a market mover throughout that two week period, an... (read more)
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Mortgage Rate Watch
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Wednesday was the best day this week for Mortgage rates with the average lender at the lowest levels in more than a month and very close to the lowest levels in more than a year. Things changed on Thursday with rates moving up slightly. That said, Th... (read more)
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Housing News
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Refinancing held on to a 35 percent share of mortgage originations in April according to the Origination Insight Report from Ellie Mae as the 30-year note rate dropped for the fourth consecutive month. The rate was at its highest so far at 5.01 perce... (read more)
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Housing News
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Applications for new home purchases jumped 15.6 percent in April compared to a year ago and were 3.0 percent higher than in March. The Mortgage Bankers Association said these non-seasonally adjusted numbers indicate there will be a strong increase in... (read more)
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