The idea that it is a good time to buy a home appears to be losing ground . The National Association of Realtors'® (NAR's) new fourth quarter Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) survey appears to confirm a gradual erosion in this sentiment that Fannie Mae's National Housing Survey has been reporting for months. Unlike Fannie's monthly survey, however, the NAR also found that households are less confident about the economy and their personal finances. Seventy-two percent of the persons responding to the NAR survey said they surveyed considered it a good time to buy. For 43 percent it was a strong belief, down from 48 percent in the third quarter survey, and from 45 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016. Across all respondent groups only 28 percent didn't think it was a good

December 19, 2017 Download our Mobile App: Download our Mobile App: 30 Yr. Fixed 6.29% +0.02%   6.11% 7.26% 15 Yr. Fixed 5.72% +0.02%   5.54% 6.59% 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% +0.00%   6.25% 7.45% Compare Mortgage Rates from Local Lenders for Dec 19, 2017 Mortgage News Daily Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.29% +0.02 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.72% +0.02 0.00 30 Yr. FHA 6.00% +0.03 0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.25% 0.00 0.00 7/6 SOFR ARM 5.65% +0.02 0.00 30 Yr. VA 6.01% +0.02 0.00 Updates Daily - Last Update: 9/12 Freddie Mac Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.35% -0.15 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.50% -0.10 0.00 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 9/11 Mortgage Bankers Assoc. 30 Yr. Fixed 6.49% -0.15 0.56 15 Yr. Fixed 5.70% -0.14 0.55 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.44% -0.14 0.48 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 9/10 UMBS 30YR 5.5 101.13 +0.02   97.47 101.61 UMBS 30YR 6.0 102.40 0.00   99.66 102.50 10 YR Treasury 4.066 +0.040   3.621 4.780 MBS Live Day Ahead: Bonds Begin Day Testing Weaker Boundaries Tue, Dec 19, 2017 9:28AM It could just be random December trading that ultimately proves to be inconsequential, but every visit to the top of our recent ranges has to be taken seriously .  Every time 10yr yields rise to test (or break) the 2.42% barrier, we're at risk ... (read more) MBS Live Recap: Late December Liquidity Causing Volatility Mon, Dec 18, 2017 5:27PM Last Friday I said that bond traders had "had enough" when it came to reacting to every little tax bill headline.  That theme held true today, but now we might also say that traders have "had enough" of active trading for the year as well. ... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 5.0 99.63 +0.06 UMBS 5.5 101.13 +0.02 UMBS 6.0 102.40 0.00 GNMA 5.0 100.00 -0.08 GNMA 5.5 101.13 -0.08 GNMA 6.0 102.01 -0.04 Pricing as of: 9/13 5:13AM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.553 +0.009 5 YR Treasury 3.630 +0.027 7 YR Treasury 3.816 +0.038 10 YR Treasury 4.066 +0.040 30 YR Treasury 4.681 +0.023 Pricing as of: 9/13 5:13AM EST Other News Not a "Good Time to Buy?" Tax Changes Might Make Opinions Worse Tue, Dec 19, 2017 11:05AM The idea that it is a good time to buy a home appears to be losing ground . The National Association of Realtors'® (NAR's) new fourth quarter Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) survey appears to confirm a gradual erosion in this sentiment that Fannie Mae's National Housing Survey has been reporting for months. Unlike Fannie's monthly surv... (read more) Homebuilding Activity Stronger Than Forecast Tue, Dec 19, 2017 9:53AM After a surprisingly good report in October, with all three measures of residential construction activity rising significantly, analysts were expecting a little give back in November. That happened with both building permits and construction completions, but housing starts outpaced even analysts' most optimistic forecasts. The Census Bureau and the Departmen... (read more) Fannie Forecast Improves, Tax Bill Seen as Double-Edged Sword Mon, Dec 18, 2017 5:16PM Despite the disruptions from several hurricanes and an expected drag from trade in the fourth quarter, Fannie Mae says it expects 2017 to finish with higher growth than its own economists predicted, even last month. The company's forecast for economic growth this year, contained in its December Economic Developments report, was bumped up by one-tenth point f... 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