Mortgage rates rose moderately today, depending on the lender. It's worth noting that lender pricing is exceptionally widely stratified at the moment. In other words, some lenders made big moves today while others did not. Disparity between lenders is nothing new, but the point is that it's been elevated and persistently volatile. This began after the pandemic hit financial markets a year ago this month, but it has ramped up in the past week or so as lenders contend with new restrictions handed down from regulators (via Fannie and Freddie, collectively "the agencies"). Those restrictions limit the amount of certain types of loans that can receive the agencies' stamp of approval. Lenders who were over the limit had to raise rates on those loans abruptly in order to bring their ratios back down

March 17, 2021 Download our Mobile App: Download our Mobile App: 30 Yr. Fixed 6.13% -0.12%   6.11% 7.26% 15 Yr. Fixed 5.71% +0.00%   5.54% 6.59% 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.15% -0.10%   6.15% 7.45% Compare Mortgage Rates from Local Lenders for Mar 17, 2021 Mortgage Rates Inch Up To Another Long-Term High Ahead of The Fed Tue, Mar 16, 2021 4:08PM Mortgage rates rose moderately today, depending on the lender. It's worth noting that lender pricing is exceptionally widely stratified at the moment. In other words, some lenders made big moves today while others did not. Disparity between lenders is nothing new, but the point is that it's been elevated and persistently volatile. This began after the pandemic hit financial markets a year ago this month, but it has ramped up in the past week or so as lenders contend with new restrictions handed down from regulators (via Fannie and Freddie, collectively "the agencies"). Those restrictions limit... (read more) Mortgage News Daily Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.13% -0.12 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.71% 0.00 0.00 30 Yr. FHA 5.91% -0.08 0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.15% -0.10 0.00 7/6 SOFR ARM 5.65% +0.01 0.00 30 Yr. VA 5.92% -0.09 0.00 Updates Daily - Last Update: 9/16 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 5.5 101.26 -0.04   97.47 101.61 UMBS 30YR 6.0 102.36 -0.09   99.66 102.50 10 YR Treasury 4.033 -0.007   3.621 4.780 MBS Live Recap: Powell Punts on SLR; Bonds Survive... Sorta Wed, Mar 17, 2021 4:36PM Powell Punts on SLR; Bonds Survive... Sorta Today could have been much worse even though no one will look back on it as a great day for bonds.  We started out at the highest yields in more than a year after heavy-ish losses overnight.  After a healthy dose volatility, the 10yr was right in line with... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 5.0 99.95 +0.03 UMBS 5.5 101.27 -0.03 UMBS 6.0 102.34 -0.11 GNMA 5.0 100.27 +0.02 GNMA 5.5 101.19 -0.03 GNMA 6.0 101.90 -0.08 Pricing as of: 9/16 5:08PM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.512 -0.025 5 YR Treasury 3.591 -0.009 7 YR Treasury 3.778 -0.014 10 YR Treasury 4.033 -0.008 30 YR Treasury 4.652 -0.009 Pricing as of: 9/16 5:08PM EST Other News Millennials Make up Largest Share of Buyers for 8th Consecutive Year Wed, Mar 17, 2021 10:25AM Whether or not it was another biproduct of the pandemic, The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) said the popularity of multigenerational homes increased last year. Homes that will house adult siblings, adult children, parents, or grandparents were purchased by 18 percent of homebuyers between the ages of 41 to 65. Those aged 75 to 95 were the second... (read more) Refi Demand Plummets to Six-Month Low Wed, Mar 17, 2021 8:40AM Mortgage application volume declined again during the week ended March 12, as refinancing deflated in the face of rising interest rates. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite Index, a measure of that volume, decreased 2.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier and was down 2 percent on an unadjusted basis. The... (read more) Construction Starts and Permits Took a Double-Digit Hit in February Wed, Mar 17, 2021 10:20AM It looked last month as though residential construction was about to take off. While starts were down in January, permits surged by 10.4 percent. Builders apparently had second thoughts in February as both measures fell by double digits. The U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development said permits for construction of residential units ... (read more) MLO Jobs; Broker, Underwriting, Non-QM, Processing Tools; Does the Fed Expect a Fast, Hot Recovery? Wed, Mar 17, 2021 9:17AM Many years ago I asked my father about why we didn’t have a home gym. He replied, “Want exercise? Jog to the liquor store and get me a beer, then do a 100 pushups, and we’ll talk about it.” Okay, he didn’t really say that, but up until recently, health and wellness factors in housing were way down the priority list for builders.... (read more) Latest Video Powell dodges supplementary leverage ratio question, saying there will be s... Why housing may be reaching a turning point as rates, prices rise Fed: Seven officials see 2023 rate hike, up from five Markets expect Fed's Powell to push back on inflation, says 'Halftime' trad... 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