Yesterday, we talked about how mortgage rates were actually lower this week, despite some news coverage to the contrary, and how that discrepancy was the result of a logical misunderstanding. Today takes the discrepancy to another level as rates fell even farther. The average lender is very close to offering the lowest rates seen in over a year. In fact, if we're talking about the "note rate" (the actual interest rate applied to a mortgage balance), we're at the lows already. It's only when we consider the upfront costs that today's overall rate/fee scenarios aren't quite there yet. Let's not split hairs though: rates are effectively as good as they've been in a long time. There are multiple factors behind the friendly move and there are multiple landmines in the weeks ahead. These will be

March 8, 2019 Download our Mobile App: Download our Mobile App: 30 Yr. Fixed 6.29% +0.02%   6.11% 7.26% 15 Yr. Fixed 5.72% +0.02%   5.54% 6.59% 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% +0.00%   6.25% 7.45% Compare Mortgage Rates from Local Lenders for Mar 8, 2019 Mortgage Rates Played a Perfect Game This Week Fri, Mar 8, 2019 3:50PM Yesterday, we talked about how mortgage rates were actually lower this week, despite some news coverage to the contrary, and how that discrepancy was the result of a logical misunderstanding. Today takes the discrepancy to another level as rates fell even farther. The average lender is very close to offering the lowest rates seen in over a year. In fact, if we're talking about the "note rate" (the actual interest rate applied to a mortgage balance), we're at the lows already. It's only when we consider the upfront costs that today's overall rate/fee scenarios aren't quite there yet. Let's not ... (read more) Mortgage News Daily Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.29% +0.02 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.72% +0.02 0.00 30 Yr. FHA 6.00% +0.03 0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% 0.00 0.00 7/6 SOFR ARM 5.65% +0.02 0.00 30 Yr. VA 6.01% +0.02 0.00 Updates Daily - Last Update: 9/12 Freddie Mac Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.35% -0.15 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.50% -0.10 0.00 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 9/11 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 5.5 101.13 +0.02   97.47 101.61 UMBS 30YR 6.0 102.40 0.00   99.66 102.50 10 YR Treasury 4.066 +0.040   3.621 4.780 MBS Live Day Ahead: Crazy Low NFP, But Bonds Are Respecting The Range Fri, Mar 8, 2019 9:35AM Truth is stranger than fiction sometimes.  In today's case, the fiction is the fairly logical story most traders would write in their minds.  That story starts with today's nonfarm payroll count coming in at 20k versus a forecast of 180k an... (read more) MBS Live Recap: Bonds More Than Make Up For Last Week's Bumpy Ride Fri, Mar 8, 2019 4:14PM From bumpy ride to smooth sailing: bonds gained more ground this week than they lost during last week's range-breaking sell-off.  I firmly believe that would not have been the case were it not for the key events of the past 2 days.  Yesterday, it was the surprisingly dovish ECB Announcement.  Today, it was the shockingly weak nonfarm payroll... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 5.0 99.63 +0.06 UMBS 5.5 101.13 +0.02 UMBS 6.0 102.40 0.00 GNMA 5.0 100.00 -0.08 GNMA 5.5 101.13 -0.08 GNMA 6.0 102.01 -0.04 Pricing as of: 9/13 3:10AM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.553 +0.009 5 YR Treasury 3.630 +0.027 7 YR Treasury 3.816 +0.038 10 YR Treasury 4.066 +0.040 30 YR Treasury 4.681 +0.023 Pricing as of: 9/13 3:10AM EST Other News Residential Construction Numbers Start 2019 with a Bang Fri, Mar 8, 2019 12:35PM Permits rose in January, but the headline for the delayed residential construction report from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development was the dynamite start to the New Year for housing starts and completion. Both made a strong comeback from their weak finish in 2018. Housing starts in January were at a seasonally adjusted ... (read more) Non-Urban Construction of Custom Homes May Need Support to Keep Up Fri, Mar 8, 2019 10:48AM The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has taken a look at the differences between homes constructed within metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and those constructed outside of them. For starters, there are not many of the latter. As explained by Paul Emrath in NAHB's Eye on Housing blog, non-MSA areas are "aggregations of counties defined by the... (read more) Customer Service, Digital White Papers; How Specified Pool Pricing Helps Sellers Fri, Mar 8, 2019 9:04AM Catsup or Ketchup? Language is fascinating. The mortgage biz is filled with acronyms, and the last time I counted there were over 850 commonly used abbreviations that are Greek to anyone outside of the biz. Okay, I just made that number up, but it is an overwhelming number. (What’s a “HENRY?” High Earner Not Ready Yet to buy a house.) Even ... 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