Mortgage rates were best described as " unchanged " today, although that may not be the case tomorrow. The afternoon hours saw bond markets (which dictate rate movement) come under some pressure. In the grand scheme of things, that pressure reinforces the narrow range we've been watching over the past few months. In the context of today's rate sheets, it was enough weakness for a few lenders to issue "reprices" (mid day rate changes--in this case, higher). Most lenders didn't raise rates today because bond markets didn't weaken enough to justify it. That said, the weakness still occurred, and unless things improve overnight, lenders will need to account for it in tomorrow morning's rates sheets. In other words, we start tomorrow with a bit of handicap, all other things being equal. In the morning

December 7, 2017 Download our Mobile App: Download our Mobile App: 30 Yr. Fixed 6.28% -0.01%   6.11% 7.26% 15 Yr. Fixed 5.65% +0.05%   5.54% 6.59% 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% +0.00%   6.25% 7.45% Compare Mortgage Rates from Local Lenders for Dec 7, 2017 Rates Only Slightly Higher Despite Bond Market Weakness Thu, Dec 7, 2017 4:17PM Mortgage rates were best described as " unchanged " today, although that may not be the case tomorrow. The afternoon hours saw bond markets (which dictate rate movement) come under some pressure. In the grand scheme of things, that pressure reinforces the narrow range we've been watching over the past few months. In the context of today's rate sheets, it was enough weakness for a few lenders to issue "reprices" (mid day rate changes--in this case, higher). Most lenders didn't raise rates today because bond markets didn't weaken enough to justify it. That said, the weakness still occurred, and ... (read more) Mortgage News Daily Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.28% -0.01 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.65% +0.05 0.00 30 Yr. FHA 5.94% -0.01 0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% 0.00 0.00 7/6 SOFR ARM 5.62% +0.03 0.00 30 Yr. VA 5.95% -0.02 0.00 Updates Daily - Last Update: 9/8 Freddie Mac Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.50% -0.06 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.60% -0.09 0.00 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 9/4 Mortgage Bankers Assoc. 30 Yr. Fixed 6.64% -0.05 0.59 15 Yr. Fixed 5.84% -0.19 0.84 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.58% -0.09 0.39 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 9/3 UMBS 30YR 5.5 101.28 +0.16   97.47 101.61 UMBS 30YR 6.0 102.54 +0.05   99.66 102.54 10 YR Treasury 4.039 -0.047   3.621 4.780 MBS Live Day Ahead: We're Supposed to Have a Tough Time Thu, Dec 7, 2017 9:23AM Both yesterday and the day before, bonds closed in stronger territory than the previous day's close.  That's the first time that's happened since early November, and one of the few times it's happened in several months.  The other occurrenc... (read more) MBS Live Recap: Best 2-Day Winning Streak in Quite a While Wed, Dec 6, 2017 5:26PM For the purposes of this recap, "winning streak" would be defined as a day where Fannie 3.5 MBS or 10yr Treasury yields closed at better levels than the previous closing levels.  The more days in a row where that happens, the longer the winning streak would be.  Without further ado, I present to you the largest winning streak since early November... (read more) MBS Live Recap: Scary Up Close; Tame in Context Thu, Dec 7, 2017 4:52PM Bond markets began the day roughly unchanged compared to yesterday afternoon's weaker closing levels.  From there, Treasuries rallied in concert with European bonds and managed to hold the modest gains through the European close.  The implication here is that the net effect of US + European trading was slightly positive for bonds.  Subtracti... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 5.0 99.78 +0.31 UMBS 5.5 101.28 +0.16 UMBS 6.0 102.54 +0.05 GNMA 5.0 100.07 +0.24 GNMA 5.5 101.19 +0.06 GNMA 6.0 102.18 +0.05 Pricing as of: 9/8 6:21PM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.487 -0.030 5 YR Treasury 3.562 -0.027 7 YR Treasury 3.768 -0.032 10 YR Treasury 4.039 -0.047 30 YR Treasury 4.690 -0.079 Pricing as of: 9/8 6:21PM EST Other News Homeowner Equity Gain Averages in Double Digits Thu, Dec 7, 2017 11:47AM Nine years after what is acknowledged as the start of the housing crisis about 2.5 million homeowners remain underwater , but that number is down by 0.7 million since the third quarter of 2016. CoreLogic said today that those homeowners remain in negative equity despite rapid increases in the equity of homeowners nationwide. Negative equity applies to borrow... 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