Thursday February 22, 2018 Mortgage Rate Watch - 4:48PM Mortgage Rates Just Slightly Lower Mortgage rates fell modestly today as underlying bond markets experienced a rare absence of volatility. Rather than view this as some sort of turning point for what has been a fairly ... MBS Commentary - 9:47AM MBS Day Ahead: 2 Charts That Help Explain the Big Picture There's nothing significant on the econ calendar today, and bonds are starting out by retreating (in a good way) back into the center of the ongoing uptrend. On days like today, bond ... Pipeline Press - 9:12AM Training and Resources; Economy Continues to Move Rates Higher Jobs & housing drive the economy, and yesterday we learned that Existing Home Sales fell 3.2% in January, according to NAR . Lawrence Yun, NAR's Chief Economist said: “The ... Existing Home Sales Decline, Inventory Still a Big Issue Flagstar's Expansion; News Regarding Freddie and Fannie Latest Video More News from 'Around the Web' Bloomberg - 4:22PM Global Markets Fret Over Next Leg of the Treasury Selloff CNBC - 4:19PM Next up for markets: new Fed chair Powell weighs in on the interest rate debate Bloomberg - 2:58PM Michele: Fed is 'Terribly Behind the Curve' Bloomberg - 2:27PM Brighter US Growth Outlook Emboldens Fed on Rate-Hike Course Bloomberg - 2:14PM US Stocks Rebound, Dollar Stumbles With Yields: Markets Wrap Calculated Risk Blog - 1:58PM Hotels: Solid Start for Occupancy Rate in 2018 Bloomberg - 1:48PM Draghi Gets ECB Back on Message www.realtor.com - 1:28PM Mortgage Rates Touch 4-Year High as Benchmark Bonds Take a Hit Washington Post - 12:45PM Many lenders are loosening requirements for prospective home buyers Bloomberg - 11:59AM America Averts Bond Auction Armageddon CNBC - 11:41AM Homeowners are using Airbnb rental income to refinance mortgages Calculated Risk Blog - 11:07AM Kansas City Fed: Regional Manufacturing Activity "Continued Solid Growth" in February eyeonhousing.org - 10:44AM Apartment and Condominium Market Ends Fourth Quarter on a Positive Note freddiemac.mwnewsroom.com - 10:09AM Mortgage Rates Continue Upward Climb CNBC - 10:00AM Dow rises 100 points as 10-year yield eases from 4-year high Bloomberg - 9:36AM First-Time Homebuyers Make Biggest Share of Deals in 17 Years Calculated Risk Blog - 9:03AM Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 222,000 www.realtor.com - 8:29AM What's Missing From the Housing Recovery? New Condos www.corelogic.com - 8:27AM CoreLogic Releases Most Recent HPI Forecast Validation Report Washington Post - 8:27AM Where home seller profits are greatest in the U.S. | Today's Rates Average Mortgage Rates 15 Yr. Fixed | 3.45% | 1.22 | -0.02 | 30 Yr. Fixed | 4.14% | 1.32 | -0.01 |
30 Yr. Fixed | 4.06% | 0.38 | -0.05 | 15 Yr. Fixed | 3.34% | 0.38 | -0.02 | 30 Yr. Jumbo | 3.96% | 0.20 | -0.04 | 30 Yr. FHA | 3.98% | 0.35 | -0.04 | 5/1 ARM | 3.14% | 0.31 | -0.12 |
30 Yr. Fixed | 4.40% | 0.50 | +0.02 | 15 Yr. Fixed | 3.85% | 0.50 | +0.01 | 1 Yr. ARM | 2.68% | 0.20 | +0.01 | 5/1 Yr. ARM | 3.65% | 0.40 | +0.02 | Current Mortgage Rates »* FHFA averages are updated monthly. ** Mortgage Bankers Association (each Wednesday) and Freddie Mac (each Thursday) averages are updated weekly. | Secondary Markets 30YR FNMA 3.0 | 96.56 | +0.27 | 30YR FNMA 3.5 | 99.58 | +0.25 | 30YR GNMA 3.0 | 97.41 | -0.34 | 30YR GNMA 3.5 | 100.31 | -0.19 | 15YR FNMA 3.0 | 99.47 | +0.09 | 15YR FNMA 2.5 | 97.39 | +0.16 |
2 YR | 2.2540% | -0.0161 | 5 YR | 2.6586% | -0.0272 | 10 YR | 2.9189% | -0.0330 | 30 YR | 3.2045% | -0.0235 | Prices as of: 2/22/2018 5:06PM EST | Current MBS / Treasury Prices »MBS and Treasury data provided by Thomson Reuters.Mortgage News Daily and MBS Live! are exclusive re-distributors of Real Time Thomson Reuters Mortgage Information.Secondary Marketing Managers: If you are interested in gaining access to the most accurate real-time back-month TBA indications from Thomson Reuters and Tradeweb. Request More Information | |