Daily Newsletter: Wednesday November 19, 2014

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30 Year Fixed

                                                                4.00%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.02

15 Year Fixed

                                                                3.20%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.02

10YR Treasury

                                                                2.36%
                                                                  
                                                                +0.0373

FNMA 30YR 3.5

                                                                103-12
                                                                  
                                                                -0-05

FNMA 15YR 2.5

                                                                103-24
                                                                  
                                                                -0-04

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Wednesday November 19, 2014

Mortgage Rate Watch - 4:29PM

Mortgage Rates Were Higher Even Before the Fed

Mortgage rates moved moderately higher today, bringing them back in line with some of last week's offerings but certainly not outside the recent range. Today's biggest risk in terms ...

MND NewsWire - 11:53AM

Western States Drive Surge in Building Permits

October was a mixed month for new residential construction data. More permits were issued than in September but housing starts and completions were both down . September numbers for ...

MND NewsWire - 9:37AM

Holiday Adjustments Skew Mortgage Applications

The week ended November 14 was a lackluster one for mortgage activity. Mortgage applications during the week, as measured by the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA's) Market Composite ...

Pipeline Press - 10:56AM

MBA Offers Health Care to Members; Freddie & Fannie Updates; New Jumbo Security

Seattle's Zillow has published good news for the real estate industry . Its report regarding hidden households and future housing activity indicates that the number of adults per household ...

Latest Video

Hot housing trends: CEO

October housing starts down 2.8%

Strategy after Fed minutes

More News from 'Around the Web'

Calculated Risk Blog - 5:03PM
Comments on October Housing Starts
Bloomberg - 4:02PM
Fannie-Freddie Overseer Urged to Seek Conservatorships Exit - Bloomberg
Bloomberg - 2:37PM
Fed Officials Saw Need to Watch for Drop in Inflation Expectations - Bloomberg
Reuters - 2:37PM
U.S. housing regulator to unveil mortgage fees framework in 2015
Federal Reserve - 2:36PM
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, October 28-29, 2014
CNBC - 1:35PM
No bubble with NY luxury condo boom
WSJ - 1:34PM
Could Decline in Median New-Home Size Herald Return of Entry-Level Buyers?
Market Watch - 12:09PM
America voted: This is the bank we dislike most
Calculated Risk Blog - 12:08PM
AIA: Architecture Billings Index shows slower expansion in October
content.govdelivery.com - 11:26AM
FDIC Releases Technical Assistance Video on CFPB Mortgage Rules
CNBC - 11:00AM
Millennials want to save, many can't
blog.redfin.com - 9:18AM
How Does an HOA Affect Your Home Purchase?
Reuters - 9:17AM
U.S. housing starts slip, but permits near six-and-a-half-year high
CNBC - 9:05AM
Weekly mortgage applications jump unexpectedly

Today's Comments

Pipeline Press - 6:17PM

"Regarding a better financial footing for FHA loans, that is excellent for where would you go for borrowers who are rapidly improving their situation since the heart of the recession but would have no other recourse for buying a home? We need the first time buyers for building the strong base in the market..."

Today's Rates

Best Execution

Rate

Change

30 Yr FRM

4.00%

+0.02

15 Yr FRM

3.20%

+0.02

FHA 30 Year Fixed

3.55%

+0.05

Jumbo 30 Year Fixed

3.86%

+0.03

5/1 Yr ARM

3.25%

+0.01

Current Mortgage Rates »

What are best-execution rates?

Average Mortgage Rates

Rate

Points

Change

FHFA *

15 Yr. Fixed

3.47%

1.11

+0.02

30 Yr. Fixed

4.33%

1.33

-0.01

MBA **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.18%

0.24

-0.01

15 Yr. Fixed

3.38%

0.27

+0.00

30 Yr. Jumbo

4.10%

0.16

-0.03

30 Yr. FHA

3.85%

0.18

-0.05

5/1 ARM

3.09%

0.34

+0.04

Freddie Mac **

30 Yr. Fixed

4.01%

0.50

-0.01

15 Yr. Fixed

3.20%

0.50

-0.01

1 Yr. ARM

2.43%

0.40

-0.02

5/1 Yr. ARM

3.02%

0.50

+0.05

Current Mortgage Rates »

* FHFA averages are updated monthly.
** Mortgage Bankers Association (each Wednesday) and Freddie Mac (each Thursday) averages are updated weekly.

Secondary Markets

MBS

Price

Change

30YR FNMA 3.0

99-30

-0-07

30YR FNMA 3.5

103-12

-0-05

30YR GNMA 3.0

101-22

-0-17

30YR GNMA 3.5

104-06

-0-13

15YR FNMA 3.0

103-24

-0-04

15YR FNMA 2.5

101-14

-0-05

Treasuries

Yield

Change

2 YR

0.5205%

+0.0123

5 YR

1.6403%

+0.0299

10 YR

2.3577%

+0.0373

30 YR

3.0769%

+0.0322

Prices as of: 11/19/2014 4:32PM EST

Current MBS / Treasury Prices »

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