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Mortgage Rate Update December 21, 2010
Overall, mortgage rates are unchanged today. For the second day in a row the economic calendar is empty today. Therefore, we’ll be watching the equity markets & technical trading patterns. At the open stocks are trading in positive territory thanks to announcements from two different Canadian banks that they be acquiring two US financial institutions. [...]
Posted: December 21st, 2010 under Rate Update.
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Rate Update August 5, 2009
Mortgage rates are modestly higher this morning. It’s already been a bumpy ride in the mortgage-backed bond market this morning. Watch today’s you tube video to understand why. Current outlook:locking bias
Posted: August 5th, 2009 under Rate Update.
Tags: august 5 free mortgage rate outlook, august 5 mortgage rates, august 5 rate update, direction of mortgage rates, lock or float, mortgage rates for august 5, should I lock or float my interest rate?
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Rate Update July 27, 2009
Mortgage rates are unchanged from Friday. This week’s schedule for US Treasury fixed-income securities auction: The US Treasury is scheduled to sell a high volume of T-bills, notes, and bonds this week. On Monday, $6 billion in Treasury-inflation-protected 19.5-year notes will be auctioned; along with $32 billion in 13-week bills and $31 billion in 26-week [...]
Posted: July 27th, 2009 under Rate Update.
Tags: direction of mortgage rates, direction of mortgage rates july 27, july 27 mortgage rate outlook, july 27 mortgage rates, lock my rate, lock or float, mortgage rate update, mortgage rates, should I lock or float my interest rate?
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Rate Update July 24, 2009
Mortgage rates are unchanged from yesterday (mortgage rates moved modestly higher yesterday. See this morning’s you tube video to learn more about the cause of mortgage rates increasing and what we can laern from it. The chart below shows mortgage rates ticking higher after hitting a low:
Posted: July 24th, 2009 under Rate Update.
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Rate Update July 22, 2009
Sometimes words can be louder than actions. As we expected in yesterday’s ‘rate update’ mortgage rates have improved modestly this morning thanks to Ben Bernanke’s assurances that the Fed has the tools to curb future inflation (even though no action has been taken thus far). We pointed out earlier in the month the importance of [...]
Posted: July 22nd, 2009 under Rate Update.
Tags: free mortgage outlook, free rate update, july 22 mortgage outlook, july 22 mortgage rates, lock or float, lock or float my interet rate?, mortgage rates, Rate Update, what will happen to mortgage rates?
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Rate Update July 21, 2009
Mortgage rates appear poised to move lower this morning. Despite positive earnings reports that have helped stocks to move higher, mortgage-backed bonds have rallied this morning thanks to comments made by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. Watch today’s you tube video for details on what he said. Click this link to view Fed Chairman Bernanke’s Op-ed [...]
Posted: July 21st, 2009 under Rate Update, The Fed.
Tags: evan swanson, free mortgage rate outlook, july 21 mortgage rate outlook, july 21 mortgage rates, lock or float, mortgae rate update, mortgage rates, Rate Update, shoulod I lock or float my interest rate?
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Rate Update July 6, 2009
Mortgage rates are essentially unchanged this morning despite an economic storyline that would typically help rates move lower. Equity markets around the world traded lower today as investors pull back on stocks ahead of earnings season which kicks off on Wednesday. The US Dollar is trading higher against foreign currencies and oil prices are lower. [...]
Posted: July 6th, 2009 under Rate Update.
Tags: evan swanson, lock or float, mortgage rates, Rate Update
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