Freddie Mac periodically looks at how and from where homebuyers are managing to acquire their down payments and they did so , particularly first-timers. This week, as the focus of an Insights report, the company says it continues to find that part of the challenge faced by those planning to purchase is their perception of how much money they actually need. A recent survey of individuals planning a purchase within the next three years found that nearly a third thought a 20 percent down payment was required . Over 30 percent of renters and 25 percent of existing homeowners didn't know how much was required but 70 percent said if it were 20 percent it would delay their purchase and nearly 30 percent indicated that amount would prevent them from ever buying. Many also assumed that the down money

May 8, 2019 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 May 8, 2019 Mortgage Rates Sideways to Slightly Higher Wed, May 8, 2019 4:42PM Mortgage rates began the day in decent shape after more trade war drama courtesy of a Reuters story overnight. In general, trade war drama pushes stock prices and bond yields (aka "rates") lower. But as we discussed yesterday, mortgage rates hadn't been able to benefit from that drama nearly as much as US Treasuries (the benchmark/yard-stick against which all other US interest rates are compared). In fact, they were very close to unchanged even though Treasuries were making a case for a nice move lower. It looked like that might change this morning as Treasury yields continued lower and the bo... (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: Trade Wars, 10yr Auction, and Sticky MBS Prices Wed, May 8, 2019 9:07AM In the day just passed, bonds continued to rally as more details about recent trade war drama unfolded.  Actually, those details unfolded late Monday and were simply traded yesterday morning.  Notably absent from the rally was the MBS market (for the most part).  Expect that to continue today if early trading is any indication.  But als... (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 How are new Borrowers Managing to Come up With Down Payments? Wed, May 8, 2019 11:30AM Freddie Mac periodically looks at how and from where homebuyers are managing to acquire their down payments and they did so , particularly first-timers. This week, as the focus of an Insights report, the company says it continues to find that part of the challenge faced by those planning to purchase is their perception of how much money they actually need. A... (read more) Lower Rates aren't Helping Homebuying Attitudes Wed, May 8, 2019 8:16AM Even though mortgages rates have declined over the last several months, consumers remain bearish about buying a home. Fannie Mae said net positive responses to the question about whether it is a good time to buy more than reversed a 7-point increase in March, falling 8 points to 14 percent in April. That is 15 percentage points lower than the April 2018 leve... (read more) Freddie Mac is "Reimagining" Servicing to Benefit the Customer Wed, May 8, 2019 8:11AM Freddie Mac is undertaking a new initiative designed to align the servicing process to a more customer service focus, especially for distressed homeowners. Yvette Gilmore, Freddie Mac's Vice President of Single-Family Servicer Performance Management, describes the initiative, Reimagining Servicing , in the company's Executive Perspectives blog. Gilmore says ... (read more) Broker, Referral, DPA, and SRP Products; May Training and Events; New Lender and MI Products Wed, May 8, 2019 9:00AM VA mortgage lenders hit with federal subpoenas ? Apparently. Secondary markets (the demand for loans and what investors are willing to pay for them) drive the primary markets: Anything that impacts demand and pricing influence rate sheets. LOs don’t have to be experts in this, but financial institutions are following CECL : the Current Expected Credit ... 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