Rising Rate Trend Changing Course or Just Leveling Off? After a modest day of gains on Friday, bonds covered some more serious ground today.  10yr yields were more than 4bps lower at the 3pm CME close, and roughly 8bps lower versus Friday's highs.  Does this mean the prevailing negative trend is reversing?  Or are we simply taking a break while bonds wait for more info? Econ Data / Events 20min of Fed 30yr UMBS Buying  10am, 1130am (M-F) and 1pm (T-Th) New Home Sales 959k vs 1.025m f'cast, 994k prev Market Movement Recap 08:19 AM Bonds were stronger out of the gate in Asia, largely following weakness in the stock market.  Similar correlation hit once again at the start of the European session where 10yr yields (and stocks) hit their lows together shortly after the European open.  Both have been inching back toward higher levels since then, but S&P futures are still down 1% on the day and 10yr yields are down 2.85bps at .812.  MBS are starting the day up almost an eighth of a point. 01:32 PM Rallying fairly well into the PM hours, mostly following a rather large selling spree in stocks (S&P futures down 2.55% on the day).  10yr yields are down 4.5bps to .796 and 2.0 UMBS are up 5 ticks (.16) now at 103-04 (103.125). 03:22 PM Stocks lost almost 1% between 11:15am and the lows of the day at 1:30pm.  Contrast that with the bond market where 10yr yields were .79% on both occasions.  That builds a case for today's resilience meeting resistance at the .79% technical level.  MBS are up an eighth of a point, just a bit off their mid-day highs, but by no means in distress. 

October 26, 2020 Download our Mobile App: Download our Mobile App: 30 Yr. Fixed 6.25% -0.04%   6.11% 7.26% 15 Yr. Fixed 5.71% -0.01%   5.54% 6.59% 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% +0.00%   6.25% 7.45% Compare Mortgage Rates from Local Lenders for Oct 26, 2020 Don't Believe This Week's Mortgage Rate News. Here's Why Fri, Oct 23, 2020 6:26PM Another week, another glut of news articles claiming mortgage rates are at all-time lows. While no one is intentionally trying to deceive you, the news is deceptive nonetheless. Why? Freddie Mac's weekly mortgage rate survey is at the heart of the issue. The survey is a mainstay of the mortgage industry and the news media. It's been around for decades and is really the only mortgage rate benchmark the industry has. Despite the apparent street cred, their numbers can be hopelessly inaccurate at times. There are two reasons for the inaccuracy. The first is the survey's methodology. Freddie publi... (read more) Mortgage News Daily Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.25% -0.04 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.71% -0.01 0.00 30 Yr. FHA 5.99% -0.01 0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% 0.00 0.00 7/6 SOFR ARM 5.64% -0.01 0.00 30 Yr. VA 6.01% 0.00 0.00 Updates Daily - Last Update: 9/15 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 5.5 101.22 -0.08   97.47 101.61 UMBS 30YR 6.0 102.40 -0.05   99.66 102.50 10 YR Treasury 4.056 +0.015   3.621 4.780 MBS Live Recap: Rising Rate Trend Changing Course or Just Leveling Off? Mon, Oct 26, 2020 3:36PM Rising Rate Trend Changing Course or Just Leveling Off? After a modest day of gains on Friday, bonds covered some more serious ground today.  10yr yields were more than 4bps lower at the 3pm CME close, and roughly 8bps lower versus Friday's highs.  Does this mean the prevailing negative trend is reversing?&... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 5.0 99.86 -0.05 UMBS 5.5 101.24 -0.05 UMBS 6.0 102.41 -0.04 GNMA 5.0 100.18 -0.07 GNMA 5.5 101.24 +0.01 GNMA 6.0 101.99 +0.01 Pricing as of: 9/16 9:59AM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.542 +0.005 5 YR Treasury 3.613 +0.013 7 YR Treasury 3.801 +0.009 10 YR Treasury 4.055 +0.014 30 YR Treasury 4.676 +0.015 Pricing as of: 9/16 9:59AM EST Other News New Home Sales Finally Level Off at 14 Year High Mon, Oct 26, 2020 11:04AM New home sales declined in September for the first time since April. The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development said sales of newly constructed homes were sold at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 959,000 units, a 3.4 percent decline from the prior month. Further, the 1,011,000 sales reported in August were revised down to ... (read more) Some Delinquency Rates are Declining to Pre-COVID Levels Mon, Oct 26, 2020 10:59AM The number of serious delinquencies dropped in September according to Black Knight. The 43,000 decline in the number of loans that were 90 or more days past due marked the first improvement in that statistic since the start of the pandemic. The change leaves 2.32 million homeowners seriously overdue on their mortgages but not in foreclosure, 1.88 million mor... (read more) Homeowner Profits Soared in Q3 Fri, Oct 23, 2020 10:46AM The contribution made to household wealth by homeownership is underlined in ATTOM Data Solutions' third-quarter U.S. Home Sales Report . 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