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Mortgage rates moved higher over the past 2 days, but managed to find their footing today. I'll be the last person to claim interest rates and stock prices must follow one another, but at times, their relationship is the most convenient way to understand the market. Stocks had been rising last week while rates were holding at the lowest levels since September 2017. More than anything, this reflected optimism on both sides of the market surrounding potential Fed rate cuts in 2019. Last Friday provided some important insight. The hotly-anticipated jobs report came out much weaker than expected. That's the sort of thing that would certainly make traders all the more likely to expect Fed rate cuts. Indeed that was the case, but trading levels suggested the bond market had already found its maximum
Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage rates moved higher over the past 2 days, but managed to find their footing today. I'll be the last person to claim interest rates and stock prices must follow one another, but at times, their relationship is the most convenient way to unders... (read more)
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Rob Chrisman
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In the tech world, the question of, “What is real, and what isn’t?” is becoming more of problem to determine than ever before. The latest is in re-programming video and voices to make up whatever is said , just by typing it! Technol... (read more)
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Housing News
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Mortgage applications soared during the week ended June 7 as interest rates declined further. While applications for home purchases were up, it was refinancing that again drove the overall numbers. The week ended May 31 was shortened by the holiday w... (read more)
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Housing News
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Mortgage access increased in May for the fifth consecutive month. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) rose 1.9 percent to 189.5. A decline in the MCAI indicates that lending standards are tighteni... (read more)
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Housing News
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The housing crisis put the spotlight, legal and otherwise, on the ways in which home purchases were financed. Financial difficulties weeded out many marginal players as well as unethical ones in the housing finance space, and new regulations, as well... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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Yesterday morning saw bonds weaken enough to cause some small measure of panic among bond bulls. Said bulls had been nodding their heads all last week as they were finally seeing yields that made sense in the context of long-lasting trade war... (read more)
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consumerfinancemonitor.com
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