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Prices of mortgage backed securities hit a new all time high yesterday. To remind readers, as prices of mortgage backed securities move higher, lenders are able to offer lower mortgage rates. Unfortunately, despite the move higher in MBS prices, lenders have been reluctant to push mortgage rates much...
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Last week ended on positive note for mortgage backed securities and mortgage rates. As stock indexes fell, market participants re-allocated portfolios from risky assets to safer investments, resulting in added demand for government AAA rated fixed income securities. The benchmark 10 yr Treasury note...
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The Pending Home Sales Index rose more than expected with a 3.2% advance in March, against forecasts that it would be unchanged after a revised 2.0% gain in February. The index now stands at 84.6. Annually, pending sales have risen 1.1% since March 2008. The index, released by the National Association...