The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is expecting new home sales to spike again in June, based on results of its Builder Application Survey (BAS). That survey shows that mortgage applications for new home purchases were up 20 percent from May and 54.1 percent compared to a year ago. The data does not include any adjustment for typical seasonal patterns. Joel Kan, MBA's Associate Vice President of Economic and Industry Forecasting said, "The new home purchase market continues to recover - applications surged 20 percent in June, and although this is not adjusted for seasonal impacts, it is another piece of data indicating that homebuying activity that was delayed by the pandemic in March and April is just being realized later in the season. The fact that applications are up over 50 percent

July 15, 2020 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 Jul 15, 2020 Mortgage Rates Fight The Urge To Move Higher Tue, Jul 14, 2020 4:56PM Mortgage rates recovered to some extent today, after moving slightly higher on Friday and yesterday. The bond market (which underlies rate movement) was surprisingly resilient (good for rates) even as stock prices moved up roughly 1%. Rising stock prices frequently coincide with rising bond yields in the shortest of terms. In other words, it's more common to see rates move higher on a day like today. Credit the Fed for much of the resilience. Not only is the central bank continuing to purchase Treasuries and mortgage-backed bonds. They were also out in force today offering broad reassurance ab... (read more) Mortgage News Daily Rate Change Points 30 Yr. 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Jumbo 6.58% -0.09 0.39 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 9/3 UMBS 30YR 5.5 101.26 -0.02   97.47 101.61 UMBS 30YR 6.0 102.50 -0.04   99.66 102.50 10 YR Treasury 4.046 +0.007   3.621 4.780 MBS Live Recap: Stocks and Bonds Confirm Hyperfocus on Covid Outlook Wed, Jul 15, 2020 3:27PM Stocks and Bonds Confirm Hyperfocus on Covid Outlook Coronavirus has been with us for so long and has caused such a huge paradigm shift that it's easy to lose sight of its importance as a day-to-day market mover.  Periodically we see moves that reinforce the importance (like today) where both stocks and bonds ar... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 5.0 99.75 -0.03 UMBS 5.5 101.26 -0.02 UMBS 6.0 102.51 -0.03 GNMA 5.0 100.06 -0.02 GNMA 5.5 101.21 +0.02 GNMA 6.0 102.15 -0.03 Pricing as of: 9/9 12:39AM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.494 +0.007 5 YR Treasury 3.567 +0.006 7 YR Treasury 3.772 +0.004 10 YR Treasury 4.046 +0.006 30 YR Treasury 4.692 +0.002 Pricing as of: 9/9 12:39AM EST Other News New Home Sales Expected to Surge Wed, Jul 15, 2020 1:02PM The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is expecting new home sales to spike again in June, based on results of its Builder Application Survey (BAS). That survey shows that mortgage applications for new home purchases were up 20 percent from May and 54.1 percent compared to a year ago. The data does not include any adjustment for typical seasonal patterns. Jo... 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