Monday, October 3, 2011

Mortgage Rates Now Easily in Line With All Time Lows

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Oct 3, 2011 4:04PM

Mortgage Rates Now Easily in Line With All Time Lows

Bond markets rallied heavily today and Mortgage Rates continued to improve. Most of the gains were seen in the form of lower borrowing costs today, but some of you may see another eighth lower in rate. On average, rates are in line with all time lows. Today's Rates: BESTEXECUTION 30YR FIXED - Firmly 3.875%, Some 3.75% availability FHA/VA - still at 3.75% !! 15 YEAR FIXED - 3.375%, 3.25% getting closer to viable 5 YEAR ARMS - low to mid 3% range, variations from lender to lender. Ongoing Guidance...

Oct 3, 2011 5:06PM

Greek-Driven Flight to Quality Tempers MBS Rally

A familiar scenario played out overnight and through the trading session. It goes like this: new information comes to light about the potential for a Greek default, and the result is a big stock sell-off and an even bigger Flight-to-Quality (FTQ) rally in Treasuries. Despite today being the first day of renewed Fed Buying efforts, MBS just can't keep pace with this level of demand for Treasuries. The technical level at 103-06 turned out to hold as resistance for a majority of the day. Of course the...


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4:37 PM:

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11:37 AM:

NMLS: MCR Reminder for Q3

11:22 AM:

CMBS Delinquencies Stabilize in September : Trepp

10:17 AM:

Dataquick: Phoenix Home Sales Surge in August

10:08 AM:

ECON: Manufacturing Sector Slightly Better than Expected -ISM

10:03 AM:

ECON: Construction Spending Rebounds in August

9:09 AM:

MBS Open Stronger. Rate Sheets Should Improve

11:01 AM:

Fannie Mae Releases August 2011 Monthly Summary

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