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Mortgage rates rallied to new all-time lows yesterday following a few disappointing housing headlines. While it has been no secret to housing industry professionals, the post-homebuyer tax credit hangover appears to have caught some folks on Wall Street off-guard. Stocks sold off, interest rates rallied...
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Mortgage rates inched lower yesterday morning after rising modestly on Monday. While consumer borrowing costs did improve, the day ended with rates under pressure as stocks made a late afternoon comeback from the lows of the session. No lenders repriced for the worse but these events were an omen for...
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Mortgage rates bounced around a tight range for most of the week. There wasn't much in the way of news to motivate movement in the first three days of the week. Although we did get several key earnings releases, the economics calendar was essential empty and the market's general tone reflected...
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Mortgage rates didn't make much progress in either direction yesterday despite some bond market friendly economic data and a successful Treasury note auction. Mortgage backed securities traded in a tight range which prevented most lenders from passing along improved mortgage rates. The economic calendar...
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Mortgage rates rose after the release of the FOMC statement yesterday. Whiel the interest rate sell off wasn’t substantial, MBS prices declined enough to force lenders to reprice for the worse. Overall there were only small adjustements made to the FOMC statement. The vote on whether to raise or...
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Mortgage rates went into the weekend on a sour note after benchmark Treasury yields moved higher and mortgage backed security prices fell. From a "glass half full" pespective, despite the Friday reprices for the worse, rates end the week basically where they started. Before I tell you what...
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Rates rallied yesterday following a strong 5 year note auction. This helped pave the way for higher MBS prices and lower mortgage rates. By day's end MBS were testing historic price highs and lenders were repricing for the better. To remind readers, as MBS prices move higher, lenders are able to...
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Although the market briefly tested the reliability of our lock/float strategy on Monday ("lock at the price highs, float at the price lows"), mortgage-backed security prices are returning to the confines of our comfort zone...also known as "THE RANGE". Following the seemingly bottomless...
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Mortgage rates moved lower a few basis points yesterday after prices of mortgage backed securities steadily appreciated throughout the day. At 5pm, MBS prices were near their highest level in over 4 months. The main driving force of the move higher was a much weaker than expected existing home sales...