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Mortgage rates remained in a very narrow range near their highest levels in roughly 3 months today. If you're into splitting hairs, we could discuss the fact that the average lender is charging microscopically lower closing costs for the same rates quoted yesterday, but most borrowers won't even see a change in rate quotes. The sideways momentum isn't all too surprising given that the week's biggest potential market movers are all coming out over the next 3 days. The past 2 days, then, have been a nice reprieve from the consistently higher rates seen since June 27th. But undertand the reprieve is not necessarily an indication of a reversal. Even if the coming days end up helping rates, there are lingering risks regarding the European Central Bank (ECB) policy announcement on July 20th. It's
Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage rates remained in a very narrow range near their highest levels in roughly 3 months today. If you're into splitting hairs, we could discuss the fact that the average lender is charging microscopically lower closing costs for the same rates q... (read more)
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Housing News
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) for May showed fewer job openings than analysts had expected, 5.67 million (a seasonally adjusted annual number), well below the lowest estimates of 5.90 million an... (read more)
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Housing News
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While the overall percentage of non-current mortgage loans declined over the 12 months that ended in April, there was an uptick of those in the early stages of delinquency. CoreLogic's Loan Performance Insights Report for April notes a half-point dec... (read more)
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Housing News
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Black Knight's current Mortgage Monitor notes that refinances are increasingly being driven by a cash-out rather than interest rate motives both because home prices have so substantially increased household equity - tappable equity now is estimated a... (read more)
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Rob Chrisman
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Besides 7/11 being “Free Slurpee Day,” we’re in the middle of “home buying season” (if there are actually listings) and loan officers are currying the favor of real estate agents coast to coast. Just how far will a real ... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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Quite simply, markets are waiting for the last 3 days of this week before gleaning any "takeaways" about the current state of financial markets, the economy, inflation, or Fed policy. Everything over the 1st 2 days of the week has therefore amo... (read more)
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