We started this piece by noting that Freddie Mac's economists wrapped up November in an unusually brief summary. Then we realized we had said almost exactly the same thing about the company's Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group's report last month. November's, however, was even shorter. Should we conclude that, if no news is good news, things are getting better and better? Perhaps not, but the economy does seem relatively stable. The summary noted that the 10-year Treasury Note featured the highest yields since July, largely because investors were growing optimistic that the U.S. and China might get a trade deal. But the market was also extremely volatile during the month as those hopes waned. The second week of November saw the 10-year Treasury yield plummet by nearly 15 basis points

December 2, 2019 Download our Mobile App: Download our Mobile App: 30 Yr. Fixed 6.37% +0.15%   6.13% 7.26% 15 Yr. Fixed 5.88% +0.13%   5.54% 6.59% 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% +0.11%   6.14% 7.45% Compare Mortgage Rates from Local Lenders for Dec 2, 2019 Mortgage Rates Up To 2-Week Highs Mon, Dec 2, 2019 3:19PM Mortgage rates increased moderately to begin the new week/month and had been increasing in general during the previous week. The net effect is some lenders are quoting rates that are an eighth of a point higher compared to those seen at the beginning of last week, and an average rate quote that's as high as it's been in just over 2 weeks. In the bigger picture, this amount of movement is fairly tame. The average top tier rate offering is still easily under 4.0% and recent volatility is not nearly as big as that seen in September. All that to say, today in and of itself is no major cause for co... (read more) Mortgage News Daily Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.37% +0.15 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.88% +0.13 0.00 30 Yr. FHA 6.05% +0.10 0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% +0.11 0.00 7/6 SOFR ARM 5.77% +0.12 0.00 30 Yr. VA 6.07% +0.09 0.00 Updates Daily - Last Update: 9/18 Freddie Mac Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.26% -0.09 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.41% -0.09 0.00 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 9/18 Mortgage Bankers Assoc. 30 Yr. Fixed 6.49% -0.15 0.56 15 Yr. Fixed 5.70% -0.14 0.55 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.44% -0.14 0.48 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 9/10 UMBS 30YR 5.0 99.54 -0.04   95.05 100.47 UMBS 30YR 5.5 101.07 +0.04   97.47 101.61 10 YR Treasury 4.104 +0.023   3.706 4.780 MBS Live Recap: Bumpy Start For Bonds in December Mon, Dec 2, 2019 4:11PM As the bond market shook off the holiday weekend lethargy and metaphorically (and literally) returned to the office, it was met with an immediate barrage of selling triggers .  Stronger Chinese data and an absence of trade deal escalation pushed stock prices and bond yields higher right out of the gate.  Surprising election results in Germany (win... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 4.5 97.46 -0.16 UMBS 5.0 99.54 -0.04 UMBS 5.5 101.07 +0.04 GNMA 4.5 97.50 -0.52 GNMA 5.0 99.75 -0.07 GNMA 5.5 100.90 +0.01 Pricing as of: 9/18 8:18PM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.565 +0.001 5 YR Treasury 3.667 +0.011 7 YR Treasury 3.850 +0.011 10 YR Treasury 4.104 +0.023 30 YR Treasury 4.724 +0.036 Pricing as of: 9/18 8:18PM EST Other News Freddie Mac Predicts Lower Rates in the Next Two Years Mon, Dec 2, 2019 10:07AM We started this piece by noting that Freddie Mac's economists wrapped up November in an unusually brief summary. Then we realized we had said almost exactly the same thing about the company's Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group's report last month. November's, however, was even shorter. Should we conclude that, if no news is good news, things are get... (read more) Construction Spending up 1.1% YoY, Private Sector Losing Momentum Mon, Dec 2, 2019 12:05PM The nation's total spending on construction projects was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.291 trillion in October, 1.1 percent higher than a year earlier, but down 0.8 percent from the seasonally adjusted total in September of $1.301 trillion. On a non-adjusted basis there was $115.501 billion spent during the month. For the year-to-date (YTD), exp... (read more) Refinancing Share of Freddie's Volume Soared in October Wed, Nov 27, 2019 2:51PM Freddie Mac reported this week that its total mortgage portfolio increased at an annualized rate of 3.0 percent in October, down from 10.7 percent the previous month. The portfolio balance at the end of the period was $2.301 trillion compared to $2.295 trillion at the end of September and $2.157 trillion a year earlier. Purchases and Issuances totaled $51.12... (read more) HELOC, Marketing, Training Products; Robots at HUD? Mon, Dec 2, 2019 8:14AM Did your company make any money in the 3rd quarter? I hope so, and I hope the 4th quarter is looking bright as well. (Just like I hope that MLOs on your staff are funding lots of loans, because if they aren’t, time to train them or let them excel elsewhere.) A couple weeks ago the MBA released its Mortgage Bankers Performance Report with the attention-... 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