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"Taper tantrum" refers to the market's reaction to the revelation that the Fed would begin reducing the pace of its asset purchases in mid-2013. For most of us, that's as bad as it gets for bond markets. Even for those who lived through t...
Rob Chrisman
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Time flies, this week we can expect the FHA Annual Report to be released with folks watching for that 2% capital level, and before you know it Thanksgiving weekend will be here. It is usually around that time when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, through ... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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"Taper tantrum" refers to the market's reaction to the revelation that the Fed would begin reducing the pace of its asset purchases in mid-2013. For most of us, that's as bad as it gets for bond markets. Even for those who lived through t... (read more)
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Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage Rates continued a relentless move higher today, as financial markets continue rapidly adjusting the price of new realities (more on that in a moment). The average 30yr fixed rate quote surged another eighth of a point today (a huge move, rel... (read more)
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Housing News
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The affordability tug-of-war between home prices and interest rates continued in the third quarter, but the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said this time prices won. Home price appreciation, which continued pretty much unabated in the q... (read more)
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Rob Chrisman
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The BLS reports 5 of the 10 fastest growing jobs pay less than $25k per year . I wonder what percentage of real estate agents earn that? Realtors have a huge influence of a borrower's lender decision, according to a Freddie Mac survey . The biggest f... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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In the Day Ahead, we discussed the concept of ' momentum ' in bond markets. I likened the current momentum situation to an unexpected running of the bulls. The "bull" reference had nothing to do with the market's animal spirit archetypes ... (read more)
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