Mortgage Rates Snap Higher; Tax Law Unlikely to Impact Home Prices; Fannie/Freddie Changes

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                4.55%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.03

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.91%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.02

10YR Treasury

                                                                2.87%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.0565

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                99.77
                                                                  
                                                                -0.33

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                99.58
                                                                  
                                                                -0.22

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Friday March 2, 2018

Mortgage Rate Watch - 7:07PM

Mortgage Rates Snap Higher

Mortgage rates snapped back toward recent highs today. Part of this has to do with how well rates have done over the past 3 weeks. Granted, rates haven't moved significantly lower over ...

MND NewsWire - 12:11PM

Tax Law Unlikely to Impact Home Prices

Freddie Mac looked at the possible effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 in an earlier edition of its Outlook economic forecast. This month it takes that analysis granular - ...

MBS Commentary - 9:25AM

MBS Day Ahead: Bonds Definitely Scored This Week, But Can They Convert?

If 2018 is a football game for bond markets, this week's trading through yesterday afternoon represented our first touchdown (let's not talk about how many the other team has. It's ...

MND NewsWire - 9:16AM

Freddie/Fannie Program and Guideline Changes; Powell Takes Center Stage

As various parts of the nation are hunkered down due to weather, just think of “2.4 million.” That is a lot of anything, especially when that is how many additional people ...

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CNBC - 3:14PM
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Calculated Risk Blog - 2:10PM
Merrill on Housing
Calculated Risk Blog - 12:21PM
When the Story Changes, Be Alert
CNBC - 12:05PM
Chinese officials urge Trump to not abandon global trade order
Reuters - 11:35AM
Equifax expects net $200 million in breach-related costs in 2018
freddiemac.mwnewsroom.com - 10:49AM
Freddie Mac Prices $1.2 Billion Multifamily K-Deal, K-730
CNBC - 10:04AM
Consumer sentiment hits 99.7 in February vs. 99.3 estimate
Calculated Risk Blog - 9:18AM
Zillow Case-Shiller Forecast: More Solid House Price Gains in January
CNBC - 8:27AM
Straight up stupid,' 'incompetent' and 'misguided': Economist Adam Posen rips Trump's tariffs
Bloomberg - 8:24AM
CBRE Accuses Departed Executive of Stealing Secrets for New Firm
Bloomberg - 8:24AM
Bank of Japan Will Think About Stimulus Exit Around 2019: Kuroda
Bloomberg - 8:20AM
Buying Treasuries on Stocks Slump? That's a 'Pavlovian' Response

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

4.55%

+0.03

15 Yr FRM

3.91%

+0.02

FHA 30 Year Fixed

4.34%

+0.02

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

4.57%

+0.02

5/1 Yr ARM

3.60%

+0.01

Current Mortgage Rates »

What are best-execution rates?

Average Mortgage Rates

Rate

Points

Change

FHFA *

15 Yr. Fixed

3.65%

1.14

+0.09

30 Yr. Fixed

4.19%

1.21

+0.02

MBA **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.64%

0.61

+0.07

15 Yr. Fixed

4.02%

0.66

+0.02

30 Yr. Jumbo

4.62%

0.50

+0.07

30 Yr. FHA

4.58%

0.71

+0.04

5/1 ARM

3.72%

0.39

-0.02

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.43%

0.50

+0.03

15 Yr. Fixed

3.90%

0.50

+0.05

1 Yr. ARM

2.68%

0.20

+0.01

5/1 Yr. ARM

3.62%

0.40

-0.03

Current Mortgage Rates »

* FHFA averages are updated monthly.
** Mortgage Bankers Association (each Wednesday) and Freddie Mac (each Thursday) averages are updated weekly.

Secondary Markets

MBS

Price

Change

30YR FNMA 3.0

96.75

-0.45

30YR FNMA 3.5

99.77

-0.33

30YR GNMA 3.0

98.16

+0.06

30YR GNMA 3.5

100.48

-0.33

15YR FNMA 3.0

99.58

-0.22

15YR FNMA 2.5

97.52

-0.27

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

2.2459%

+0.0281

5 YR

2.6317%

+0.0470

10 YR

2.8679%

+0.0565

30 YR

3.1423%

+0.0507

Prices as of: 3/2/2018 5:06PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

MBS and Treasury data provided by Thomson Reuters.

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