Daily Newsletter: Home Prices Will Keep Rising, Leveling-Off Soon; Ellie Mae Encompass Outage; Rates Steady Despite Bond Market Weakness

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30 Year Fixed 4.54%   +0.00 15 Year Fixed 3.52%   -0.01 10YR Treasury 2.76%   +0.0381 FNMA 30YR 3.5 100.44   -0.20 FNMA 15YR 2.5 102.72   -0.02 View Today's Rates

Tuesday April 1, 2014 MND NewsWire - 10:31AM Home Prices Will Keep Rising, but Level-Off Soon Home prices continue to increase by double digit percentages on a year-over-year basis CoreLogic said today. The company's Home Price Index (HPI) for February, an index that includes ... MND NewsWire - 1:08PM Massive Software Outage Brings Some Mortgage Operations to a Standstill Beginning yesterday morning, the most widely-used Loan Origination Software (LOS) has been offline. Ellie Mae estimates their Encompass platform handles over 20% of all mortgage transactions ... Mortgage Rate Watch - 3:05PM Mortgage Rates Hold Ground Despite Bond Market Weakness Mortgage rates were relatively unchanged today, after moving higher during the past two sessions. The stability is somewhat counterintuitive as bond markets are slightly weaker. Typically ... Pipeline Press - 9:59AM CFPB RESPA-TILA Update Site; Bank Stress Test Results; FICO Changes Coming? The total number of pages of the Federal Tax Rules, i.e., the IRS explanation of income tax code and regulations, has increased by 34,108 pages (to 74,608) since 1995, an increase of ... MBS Day Ahead: Sideways Grind Continues; Burden of Proof Weighs Heavy on Econ Data New Housing Proposals Will Only Make Credit Conditions Tighter - Report Latest Video Yellen remarks spark rally Top luxury markets in America Santelli Exchange: Curve steepens no matter what More News from 'Around the Web' www.gallup.com - 4:05PM In U.S., Economic Confidence Holds Steady in March National Housing Conference - 3:43PM What does it mean to move housing forward? CNBC - 2:27PM Over 7 million signed up for Obamacare DataQuick - 1:44PM February Phoenix Region Home Sale Press Release NY Fed - 1:31PM Statement Regarding Transactions in Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities CNBC - 12:38PM What are the best/worst markets for rental returns CNBC - 11:24AM Flood insurance fix may end up being no fix at all Market Watch - 11:24AM Wells Fargo is giving investors something to talk about National Housing Conference - 11:23AM How data helps communities meet housing needs Bloomberg - 10:18AM US ISM Manufacturing Index Rose to 53.7 in March From 53.2 - Bloomberg Market Watch - 10:11AM February construction spending rises 0.1% Market Watch - 8:53AM Treasurys fall ahead of manufacturing report CNN - 8:53AM Manhattan home prices soar to median $972,000 Market Watch - 8:44AM Home prices rise 0.8% in February: CoreLogic Bloomberg - 8:43AM Florida Home Foreclosure Rate Falls to 6.2%, Triple U.S. Average - Bloomberg Fannie Mae - 8:43AM News Release - Fannie Mae Releases February 2014 ... Reuters - 8:43AM U.S. judge says SEC lawsuit against Bank of America should proceed Today's Comments MND NewsWire - 1:58AM "How about #5: Reduce maximum LTVs in any MSA that increases year over year by more than 5%. #6: Stop multiple offer environments where houses are bid up over their initial asking price, often with an appraisal that does not support the bid up price, forcing the buyers to come with the difference in down..." MBS Live Chat - 11:09AM "Thanks B-C. I was hoping for a manual and there are still questions about whether or not we need a zero balance first..." MBS Live Chat - 11:11AM "Ashley, check public records and see what is filed for the 2nd. Maybe there is a lien release?..." Today's Rates Best Execution Rate Change 30 Yr FRM 4.54% +0.00 15 Yr FRM 3.52% -0.01 FHA 30 Year Fixed 4.05% +0.00 Jumbo 30 Year Fixed 4.29% -0.01 5/1 Yr ARM 3.24% -0.01 Current Mortgage Rates » What are best-execution rates? Average Mortgage Rates Rate Points Change FHFA * 15 Yr. Fixed 3.80% 1.10 +0.13 30 Yr. Fixed 4.67% 1.44 +0.13 MBA ** 30 Yr. Fixed 4.56% 0.29 +0.06 15 Yr. Fixed 3.62% 0.24 +0.10 30 Yr. Jumbo 4.45% 0.27 +0.06 30 Yr. FHA 4.16% 0.23 +0.03 5/1 ARM 3.22% 0.32 +0.13 Freddie Mac ** 30 Yr. Fixed 4.40% 0.60 +0.08 15 Yr. Fixed 3.42% 0.60 +0.10 1 Yr. ARM 2.44% 0.40 -0.05 5/1 Yr. ARM 3.10% 0.50 +0.08 Current Mortgage Rates » * FHFA averages are updated monthly. ** Mortgage Bankers Association (each Wednesday) and Freddie Mac (each Thursday) averages are updated weekly. Secondary Markets MBS Price Change 30YR FNMA 3.0 96.34 -0.23 30YR FNMA 3.5 100.44 -0.20 30YR GNMA 3.0 98.14 -0.23 30YR GNMA 3.5 101.89 -0.16 15YR FNMA 3.0 102.72 -0.02 15YR FNMA 2.5 99.94 0.00 Treasuries Yield Change 2 YR 0.4341% +0.0080 5 YR 1.7348% +0.0164 10 YR 2.7571% +0.0381 30 YR 3.6068% +0.0452 Prices as of: 4/1/2014 4:27PM 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

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