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Mortgage rates jumped a bit today, as lenders got caught up with the bond market movements from last Friday. It's fair to wonder why they wouldn't have done this yesterday. The reason has to do with the timing of market movement and the threshold for lenders to make mid-day rate sheet changes. If bond markets move enough during the day, mortgage lenders will make mid-day changes. If the movement happens late enough or isn't clearly past the typical threshold, lenders will wait for the following business day to make the adjustments. The latter was the case on Friday and the "following business day" was Tuesday/yesterday due to the MLK holiday. But bond markets gained some ground yesterday--enough to keep rates relatively unchanged. Fast forward to this morning and bonds were back to the levels
Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage rates jumped a bit today, as lenders got caught up with the bond market movements from last Friday. It's fair to wonder why they wouldn't have done this yesterday. The reason has to do with the timing of market movement and the threshold for... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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There are several "somethings" that could prove inspirational for bond markets at the moment. The biggest among those continues to be any major shift in the stock market. Specifically, if stocks move to threaten recent lows or challenge... (read more)
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Rob Chrisman
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The wholesale pricing wars continue, the latest salvo from Freedom Mortgage in the FHA & VA stadium (see below). Fans of FHA lending, who tend to bristle at the suggestion that the program is “subprime redux,” pay careful attention to... (read more)
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Housing News
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Fannie Mae does not expect a lasting impact from the current partial government shutdown, at least if it is over soon. In its January Economic Developments report, the company's Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Macroeconomic Forecast Team again ... (read more)
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Housing News
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) said its November Housing Price Index recorded an 0.4 percent gain compared to October. The October increase, previously reported at 0.3 percent, was revised to 0.4 percent as well. FHFA numbers, which are ca... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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Bond yields and stock prices are beginning the day in moderately higher territory than yesterday. This keeps a negative trend intact for bonds (both in terms of the higher bond yields themselves as well as the higher stock prices that have gone... (read more)
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