Mortgage rates fell today, but continue lagging behind the movements seen in underlying bond markets. Part of that has to do with the timing of bond market swings over the past few days, but lenders also simply want to see markets pick a theme and stick with it. Simply put: trading levels in bonds ultimately dictate rates, and today's trading levels suggest the lowest rates of the month. Given that today's rates are still generally in line with last Friday's, it would be fair to conclude that we'll see more improvement on lender rate sheets, even if bond markets merely hold flat tomorrow. Although we can't ever know what bond markets will do tomorrow, the fact that mortgage rates are heading into the day with a small advantage is useful knowledge. It means there's comparatively less risk involved

July 18, 2017 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 Jul 18, 2017 Mortgage Rates Moderately Lower Tue, Jul 18, 2017 3:45PM Mortgage rates fell today, but continue lagging behind the movements seen in underlying bond markets. Part of that has to do with the timing of bond market swings over the past few days, but lenders also simply want to see markets pick a theme and stick with it. Simply put: trading levels in bonds ultimately dictate rates, and today's trading levels suggest the lowest rates of the month. Given that today's rates are still generally in line with last Friday's, it would be fair to conclude that we'll see more improvement on lender rate sheets, even if bond markets merely hold flat tomorrow. Alth... (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 5.5 101.06 -0.22   97.47 101.61 UMBS 30YR 6.0 102.36 -0.18   99.66 102.50 10 YR Treasury 4.082 +0.043   3.621 4.780 MBS Live Day Ahead: Bonds Thinking About a "Lead-Off" Ahead of Thursday Tue, Jul 18, 2017 9:12AM It remains the case that Thursday is the focal point of the week, with European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi set to tell reporters how far away we are from a tapering announcement.  Tapering is understandably a highly-charged topic, given how it played out in the US in 2013.  Draghi is aware of the damage to financial markets and fin... (read more) MBS Live Recap: Best Day For Bonds Since Late June Tue, Jul 18, 2017 4:45PM If there is one thematic event at the heart of the past 4 weeks, it was a series of comments from European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi back on June 27th, essentially foreshadowing a winding-down of asset purchases.  In other words, markets quickly began entertaining the idea of a European taper tantrum. The taper tantrum brought import... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 5.0 99.45 -0.32 UMBS 5.5 101.06 -0.23 UMBS 6.0 102.38 -0.16 GNMA 5.0 99.73 -0.34 GNMA 5.5 101.04 -0.15 GNMA 6.0 102.01 -0.18 Pricing as of: 9/9 5:51PM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.558 +0.071 5 YR Treasury 3.617 +0.055 7 YR Treasury 3.816 +0.048 10 YR Treasury 4.087 +0.048 30 YR Treasury 4.732 +0.042 Pricing as of: 9/9 5:51PM EST Other News Foreign Homebuyers Surge into U.S. Market Tue, Jul 18, 2017 11:43AM Our neighbors to the north seem to think the grass is pretty green on this side of the fence. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) says that foreign investment in the U.S. residential market skyrocketed to a new high during the 12 months that ended in March. Those sales were fueled by a substantial increase from Canadian buyers. NAR released resul... (read more) Price Concerns Constrain Builder Confidence Tue, Jul 18, 2017 10:38AM Home builder confidence continues backing down from its post-crisis peak earlier this year, although the National Association of Realtors (NAHB) calls results of its July survey "solid." The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) dropped 2 points to 64, its lowest reading since last November . The June composite index was also revised down, from an orig... (read more) Current Lending Environment; FHA, VA News; HELOC Resets Doing Well Tue, Jul 18, 2017 10:28AM How much would you pay to keep your job, or find a new one? 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