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Mortgage rates held steady today, which is better than what could be said for most of last week when rates shot up to the highest levels in 7 years. Friday was the only day of improvement, but it was scarcely enough to undo the damage from the previous 4 days. That said, it did raise questions. Specifically, was Friday some sort of indication that the worst was behind us in terms if upward rate momentum? Answering that question is tricky business because the time frame matters greatly. In the short term, there's always a possibility that a prevailing trend toward higher rates will cool-off and reverse course. While that's also technically possible over longer time horizons, we can begin to talk more about probabilities and less about random chance. With that in mind, we've be discussing the
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Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage rates held steady today, which is better than what could be said for most of last week when rates shot up to the highest levels in 7 years. Friday was the only day of improvement, but it was scarcely enough to undo the damage from the previo... (read more) |
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Housing News
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In a prior article we summarized the options the Trump Administration might utilize to reform the residential mortgage financing system should Congress continue to drop the ball. Two noted economists, Jim Parrott and Mark Zandi, writing for the Urban... (read more) |
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Housing News
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Late last year Fannie Mae included questions in one of its National Housing Surveys about working in the "gig" economy. About a fifth of respondents claimed they earned at least some of their income through such employment. Gig-economy workers tend t... (read more) |
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Housing News
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Last week the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported that severe shortages of construction tradespeople were slowing homebuilding and increasing costs. The shortages, as reported by NAHB's new home builder members, affected all trades ... (read more) |
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MBS Commentary
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Much like last week, this week's event calendar is limited in terms of top tier data and events, but nonetheless carries the potential for technical momentum. The underlying reasons are a bit different , however. Last week, the risk... (read more) |
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MBS Commentary
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There were no significant economic reports or events today, and only a few newsworthy developments. The biggest of these also happened the earliest (yesterday night, in fact) when the White House announced the suspension of certain tariffs on... (read more) |
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