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Mortgage Rates were slightly lower today--a counterintuitive move considering the big jobs report was slightly stronger that expected. To be clear, the headline of the jobs report (nonfarm payroll growth) was actually a bit lower than expected, but positive revisions to the previous 2 months more than made up it. The broadest unemployment metric (U-6) fell from 9.7 to 9.5%. And wage growth not only beat expectations, but was also revised higher for the previous month. All in all, it was definitely a better-than-average report, despite the weakness in headline job growth. Rates typically move higher when the jobs report is strong . At first, it looked like today would be no exception, but US bond markets (which dictate interest rate movements) increasingly benefited from a strong day in European
Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage Rates were slightly lower today--a counterintuitive move considering the big jobs report was slightly stronger that expected. To be clear, the headline of the jobs report (nonfarm payroll growth) was actually a bit lower than expected, but p... (read more)
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Housing News
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A trusted real estate agent could be a loan officer's best friend. A survey, commissioned by Freddie Mac in advance of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) annual conference in Orlando, found there is a strong symbiotic relationship between the... (read more)
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Rob Chrisman
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Are there any updates to tax information and/or documentation requirements? Yes, a handful. Stearns requires that all loans where tax returns are being used in the calculation of income with an approval date later than 10/17/16 will require 2015 pers... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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Europe.
Above all else, the evolution of the European recovery-- especially as it relates to the various fiscal and monetary policy responses in the EU and UK--has been and will be responsible for near-term bond market momentum. In this con... (read more)
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Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage Rates were slightly higher today, keeping them in line with the weakest levels in just over 5 months. "Weakness" is relative, however. Apart from the past 5 months, and a few months in 2012, today's rates would rank among all-time lows. Day-... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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Thank the overnight trading session for an anticlimactic day. It set a healthy range of highs and lows that daytime trading never managed to break.
No sooner had yesterday's session drawn to a close than newswires circulated regarding a "... (read more)
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