What's a bond market rally and why should mortgage rates care? There are all kinds of bonds. US Treasuries would be the quintessential example, but there are also bonds specific to the mortgage market. These are what groups of loans ultimately become in order to be traded on the open market (thus allowing lenders to make more loans with less risk and lower rates). As investors buy and sell bonds throughout the day, bond prices change. The higher the price, the lower the implied interest rate. Simply put, if bonds are rallying, rates should be falling shortly thereafter. The 10yr Treasury yield is typically an excellent barometer for mortgage rate movement. 10yr Treasuries and mortgage-backed bonds tend to correlate extremely well. As such, we might expect a more significant improvement in mortgage

January 26, 2021 Download our Mobile App: Download our Mobile App: 30 Yr. Fixed 6.29% +0.01%   6.11% 7.26% 15 Yr. Fixed 5.69% +0.04%   5.54% 6.59% 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% +0.00%   6.25% 7.45% Compare Mortgage Rates from Local Lenders for Jan 26, 2021 Mortgage Rates Down Only Slightly Despite Bond Market Rally Mon, Jan 25, 2021 4:24PM What's a bond market rally and why should mortgage rates care? There are all kinds of bonds. US Treasuries would be the quintessential example, but there are also bonds specific to the mortgage market. These are what groups of loans ultimately become in order to be traded on the open market (thus allowing lenders to make more loans with less risk and lower rates). As investors buy and sell bonds throughout the day, bond prices change. The higher the price, the lower the implied interest rate. Simply put, if bonds are rallying, rates should be falling shortly thereafter. The 10yr Treasury yield... (read more) Mortgage News Daily Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.29% +0.01 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.69% +0.04 0.00 30 Yr. FHA 5.98% +0.04 0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% 0.00 0.00 7/6 SOFR ARM 5.68% +0.06 0.00 30 Yr. VA 6.00% +0.05 0.00 Updates Daily - Last Update: 9/9 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 5.5 101.08 +0.00   97.47 101.61 UMBS 30YR 6.0 102.38 +0.00   99.66 102.50 10 YR Treasury 4.083 -0.001   3.621 4.780 MBS Live Recap: MBS Outperform Treasuries Thank to Light Supply at Fed Buying Operation Tue, Jan 26, 2021 3:58PM MBS Outperform Treasuries Thank to Light Supply at Fed Buying Operation Treasuries didn't gain any new ground today, but it's a bit of a victory to simply hold below the recent floor at 1.075%.  Moreover, MBS outperformed after sellers offered up very light supply in the Fed's 30yr Fixed UMBS buying operation to... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 5.0 99.47 +0.03 UMBS 5.5 101.07 +0.00 UMBS 6.0 102.38 +0.00 GNMA 5.0 99.74 +0.02 GNMA 5.5 101.02 -0.02 GNMA 6.0 102.02 +0.04 Pricing as of: 9/9 10:53PM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.552 -0.016 5 YR Treasury 3.611 -0.016 7 YR Treasury 3.812 -0.021 10 YR Treasury 4.084 +0.001 30 YR Treasury 4.730 -0.004 Pricing as of: 9/9 10:53PM EST Other News Loans Still Taking 2 Months to Close as Refi Demand Stays Strong Mon, Jan 25, 2021 11:44AM The interest rates on 30-year fixed rate mortgages originated in December reached an all-time low in ICE Mortgage Technology's (formerly Ellie Mae's) records, an average of 2.93 percent and a 4-basis point decline from the November rate. The company, in its monthly Origination Insight Report , said the note rate for all three loan types it tracks, FHA, Conve... (read more) Existing Home Sales Reach Highest Levels Since 2006 Fri, Jan 22, 2021 1:09PM Existing home sales resumed an upward trajectory in December. After drifting lower by 2.5 percent in November, breaking a five-month streak of gains , the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) said sales in the last month of the year rose 0.7 percent. Sales of single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums, and co-ops, were at a seasonally adjusted annua... (read more) November Home Prices Climbed at Highest Rate in Six Years Tue, Jan 26, 2021 12:12PM The annual increases in U.S. home prices is nearing dizzying levels. The November data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) crossed into double digits for the second consecutive month while the months numbers from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index came close. The Case-Shiller index, which covers all nine U.S. census ... 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