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Mortgage rates continued higher today, bringing them back in line with Monday's levels. Part of the rise was due to weaker trading levels in bond markets. Just as important is the fact that many lenders didn't raise rates yesterday afternoon as the bond weakness began (weaker bond markets imply higher rates). In other words, unless bond markets improved overnight, this morning's rates were already destined to be a bit higher than yesterday's. Even though today's increase was far more substantial than yesterday's, it leaves rates at levels that are still slightly better compared to last Friday. Many lenders continue to offer 4.125% on top tier conventional 30yr fixed scenarios, though several have moved back up to 4.25% with today's weakness. Loan Originator Perspective With no major data until
Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage rates continued higher today, bringing them back in line with Monday's levels. Part of the rise was due to weaker trading levels in bond markets. Just as important is the fact that many lenders didn't raise rates yesterday afternoon as the b... (read more)
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Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage rates finally moved higher after three straight days of solid improvement. If it's any consolation, today's rise wasn't on par with even one of the past 3 days of gains, although that could change by tomorrow morning. Weakness in the bond ma... (read more)
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Rob Chrisman
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The stock market is not the economy. That’s a simple financial truth, but it is hard to keep in mind during rallies or sell-offs. Especially when mainstream press seems to forget it. More on stock & bond prices several paragraphs down. Chan... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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This mostly data-free week ends today with one of the only potential market movers ranking as "2nd tier" or better. But Consumer Sentiment at 10am isn't important because of the headline sentiment reading. Rather, market participants are more... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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This morning's commentary invoked some figurative language evokes notions of seasonality (have you ever seen invoke and evoke used in the same sentence?! but I digress). Even that early in the day, I had a sinking feeling that--although the sun... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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It was an exceptionally slow day for bond markets with the exception of some tension, at times, during the morning hours. Treasuries and MBS both began the day in weaker territory with currency fluctuations being the key motivation early in t... (read more)
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