Daily Newsletter: Tremendous Year for Mortgage Rates; Pending Home Sales Promising; Big Annual Home Price Increase per RealtyTrac

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30 Year Fixed 3.86%   +0.01 15 Year Fixed 3.13%   +0.01 10YR Treasury 2.17%   -0.0159 FNMA 30YR 3.5 104.28   +0.13 FNMA 15YR 2.5 103.92   +0.05 View Today's Rates

Wednesday December 31, 2014 Mortgage Rate Watch - 12:46PM 2014 Was a Tremendous Year for Mortgage Rates Mortgage rates drifted just slightly higher today amid extra quiet trading conditions. Bond markets (which include the mortgage-backed-securities that dictate mortgage rates) close ... MND NewsWire - 11:32AM Pending Home Sales Stable but Promising November's pending home sales improved from October levels and posted the third consecutive year-over-year gain and the largest one in over a year. The National Association of Realtors® ... MND NewsWire - 11:28AM Home Price Increases Soar per RealtyTrac Data RealtyTrac came in with the highest report of year-over-year price increases we have seen thus far this year with their estimate of a 15 percent gain in November 2014 compared to one ... MBS Commentary - 7:33AM MBS Day Ahead: Not Another Crappy 'Year-in-Review' The only thing more tedious than of my technical explanations are those journalistic elements that you just KNOW are coming. Let me explain. Imagine a thief steals a bunch of watches ... MBS MID-DAY: Heading Out At Best Levels; This Might be a Recap Lender Updates Continue; Primer on Leveraged Loans; Update on Labor Market Conditions Latest Video November pending home sales rise 0.8% Chicago PMI 58.3 Initial jobless claims up 17,000 to 298,000 More News from 'Around the Web' WSJ - 1:26PM 5 Questions on the U.S. Economy for 2014, Revisited Calculated Risk Blog - 11:48AM Question #2 for 2015: How many payroll jobs will be added in 2015? CNBC - 10:06AM Pending home sales rise just 0.8% in November freddiemac.mwnewsroom.com - 10:06AM Mortgage Rates End Year Near 2014 Lows Reuters - 8:47AM U.S. jobless claims rise more than expected last week Bloomberg - 8:45AM Caution Rules in Best Bond Year Since '02: Credit Markets - Bloomberg Today's Rates Best Execution Rate Change 30 Yr FRM 3.86% +0.01 15 Yr FRM 3.13% +0.01 FHA 30 Year Fixed 3.25% +0.00 Jumbo 30 Year Fixed 3.74% +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 3.47% 1.11 +0.02 30 Yr. Fixed 4.33% 1.33 -0.01 MBA ** 30 Yr. Fixed 4.18% 0.24 -0.01 15 Yr. Fixed 3.38% 0.27 +0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 4.10% 0.16 -0.03 30 Yr. FHA 3.85% 0.18 -0.05 5/1 ARM 3.09% 0.34 +0.04 Freddie Mac ** 30 Yr. Fixed 3.83% 0.60 +0.03 15 Yr. Fixed 3.10% 0.60 +0.01 1 Yr. ARM 2.39% 0.40 +0.01 5/1 Yr. ARM 3.01% 0.50 +0.06 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 3.0 101.20 +0.13 30YR FNMA 3.5 104.28 +0.13 30YR GNMA 3.0 102.30 +0.14 30YR GNMA 3.5 104.97 +0.16 15YR FNMA 3.0 103.92 +0.05 15YR FNMA 2.5 101.86 +0.11 Treasuries Yield Change 2 YR 0.6764% -0.0116 5 YR 1.6544% -0.0262 10 YR 2.1721% -0.0159 30 YR 2.7518% -0.0060 Prices as of: 12/31/2014 1:33PM 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

This information is not an advertisement to extend consumer credit as defined by Section 226.2 of Regulation Z. This is not an offer to enter into an agreement regarding interest rates. The rates quoted do not include discount points, origination points, or loan level risk based price adjustments. Rates and terms are subject to change without notice. © 2014 Brown House Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Brown House Media Inc. - 19706 One Norman Blvd - Cornelius, NC 28031

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Daily Newsletter: 5th Best Day for Mortgage Rates; Millennial Impact on Rentals; Home Price Gain Resurgence?

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30 Year Fixed 3.85%   -0.02 15 Year Fixed 3.12%   -0.02 10YR Treasury 2.19%   -0.0212 FNMA 30YR 3.5 104.16   +0.06 FNMA 15YR 2.5 103.88   +0.09 View Today's Rates

Tuesday December 30, 2014 Mortgage Rate Watch - 5:09PM Another 'Top Five' Day for Mortgage Rates Mortgage rates fell today . The move wasn't big, but it was enough to claim the 5th best spot of 2014 . The 4 other days were consecutive and began on December 12th. While this is a ... MND NewsWire - 11:53AM Rentals Feeling First Signs of Millennials' Impact Like their baby-boomer parents before them the millennial generation appears to be starting to drive parts of the housing market. While their delay in forming households and buying ... MND NewsWire - 11:39AM Home Price Gains Prepping for Resurgence? In its report for October S&P Dow Jones again points to the slowing acceleration of home prices through much of the U.S., but this time said there are indications that deceleration ... Pipeline Press - 10:45AM 5% Skin in the Game Hits the Federal Register; LOs Watching Changes in Texas Law Economists are carefully watching the impact of falling oil prices on the Texas (and other oil states) economy. For single adults making the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, ... MBS RECAP: Bond Markets Fade Toward Unchanged Levels After Stronger Start MBS MID-DAY: Last Week's Sell-Off Now Fully Erased MBS Day Ahead: Ghosts of Grexit Past a Blessing for Rates in the US? Latest Video Return of the home buyer next year? 2015 real estate: 3 big predictions Robert Shiller: Housing market fragile More News from 'Around the Web' Calculated Risk Blog - 4:01PM Question #5 for 2015: Will the Fed raise rates in 2015? If so, when? Market Watch - 2:26PM The biggest risk in 2015 is the Fed Bloomberg - 2:26PM Praet Warning of Second-Round Effects Raises QE Chances for ECB - Bloomberg CNBC - 12:28PM Renters paid $441 billion in 2014: Time to buy? CNBC - 12:26PM The $50 million bet against builders Reuters - 11:22AM DOJ targeting Morgan Stanley's relationship with subprime lender: NYT CNBC - 11:22AM What to expect from housing in 2015 WSJ - 11:21AM Eight Cities Where U.S. Home Prices Are Setting New Records CNBC - 11:13AM One bank's role in mortgage lending Bloomberg - 9:10AM Housing Costs for Renters Rose by $20.6 Billion This Year - Bloomberg CNBC - 8:57AM Million-dollar homes: Most expensive CNBC - 8:56AM Housing market breakout? www.gallup.com - 8:53AM U.S. Economic Confidence Index at +2, Highest Since 2008 Calculated Risk Blog - 8:52AM Black Knight: Mortgage Delinquencies increased in November Today's Rates Best Execution Rate Change 30 Yr FRM 3.85% -0.02 15 Yr FRM 3.12% -0.02 FHA 30 Year Fixed 3.25% -0.10 Jumbo 30 Year Fixed 3.73% -0.03 5/1 Yr ARM 3.23% -0.02 Current Mortgage Rates » What are best-execution rates? Average Mortgage Rates Rate Points Change FHFA * 15 Yr. Fixed 3.47% 1.11 +0.02 30 Yr. Fixed 4.33% 1.33 -0.01 MBA ** 30 Yr. Fixed 4.18% 0.24 -0.01 15 Yr. Fixed 3.38% 0.27 +0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 4.10% 0.16 -0.03 30 Yr. FHA 3.85% 0.18 -0.05 5/1 ARM 3.09% 0.34 +0.04 Freddie Mac ** 30 Yr. Fixed 3.83% 0.60 +0.03 15 Yr. Fixed 3.10% 0.60 +0.01 1 Yr. ARM 2.39% 0.40 +0.01 5/1 Yr. ARM 3.01% 0.50 +0.06 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 3.0 101.08 +0.08 30YR FNMA 3.5 104.16 +0.06 30YR GNMA 3.0 102.16 +0.02 30YR GNMA 3.5 104.81 +0.03 15YR FNMA 3.0 103.88 +0.09 15YR FNMA 2.5 101.75 +0.08 Treasuries Yield Change 2 YR 0.6880% -0.0277 5 YR 1.6806% -0.0328 10 YR 2.1880% -0.0212 30 YR 2.7578% -0.0180 Prices as of: 12/30/2014 4:29PM 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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Daily Newsletter: Mortgage Rates Chip Away at Recent Weakness; Markets React to More Greek Drama; LOs Influencing Appraisers; Youth in Lending

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30 Year Fixed 3.87%   -0.04 15 Year Fixed 3.14%   -0.03 10YR Treasury 2.21%   -0.0389 FNMA 30YR 3.5 104.09   +0.16 FNMA 15YR 2.5 103.78   +0.08 View Today's Rates

Monday December 29, 2014 Mortgage Rate Watch - 4:38PM Mortgage Rates Chip Away at Recent Weakness Mortgage rates continued chipping away at the moderately abrupt increases seen last week. Today's gains were indirectly a result of political instability in Greece. After Greece's parliament ... MBS Commentary - 2:03PM MBS MID-DAY: Rally Pulls Back After Fuel Dries up It's been a pretty simple trading session. Overall, participation remains much lower than normal, but has picked up from Friday's levels (which were the lowest of 2014). Much of the ... Pipeline Press - 2:56PM Wall Street Renovating Properties; LOs Influencing Appraisers; Why Youth Shouldn't be in Lending In spite of the holidays notes and letters continued to come in, and covered a number of topics including influencing appraisers, how renovating properties is not for the timid, whether ... MBS Commentary - 7:27AM MBS Week Ahead: Holiday-Shortened Week and Year-End Trading Potential The end of the month, quarter, or year brings additional trading considerations and we have all three this week. Some measure of "year-end" trading will have already taken place, but ... MBS RECAP: Still in Holiday Mode, Bond Markets Improve on European Drama Regional Population Gains; List of Largest Banks; Agency Foreclosure Waiting Periods Latest Video Housing in 2015: Boom or bust? Affordability concerning home buyers Does Greece leave euro zone? More News from 'Around the Web' WSJ - 4:13PM Will the Labor Force See a Resurgence? The Question Divides Economists Bloomberg - 4:12PM You Can Now Build a Million Dollar Home Via Your iPad Builder App - Bloomberg blog.redfin.com - 2:29PM Homebuyers More Concerned About Affordability Than the Lack of Homes for Sale blog.redfin.com - 2:29PM Prices Hold Strong as Home Sales Drop in November Market Watch - 2:29PM Bernanke admits FOMC meetings are 'deadly boring' Bloomberg - 2:22PM Bond Yields at Records Suggest Limited Declines in 2015 - Bloomberg CNBC - 11:51AM Housing takes a breather: Why that's good Bloomberg - 11:50AM Samaras Vote Failure Spurs Turmoil in Stock, Bond Markets - Bloomberg Google News - 11:49AM The 2015 slash to VA loan limits will have little impact on veterans, even in hardest-hit DC suburbs Calculated Risk Blog - 8:48AM Black Knight: House Price Index up slightly in October, Up 4.5% year-over-year Reuters - 8:48AM Credit Suisse vows to fight New York mortgage securities case CNBC - 8:48AM US Treasurys rise as Greek turmoil resurfaces CNN - 12:27AM Housing 2015: The return of first-time home buyers Bloomberg - 12:20AM Treasury Curve Flattens Most Since '05 as Fed Prepares Rate Rise - Bloomberg rss.nytimes.com - 12:17AM Japan Unveils $29 Billion Stimulus Package Calculated Risk Blog - 12:16AM Question #8 for 2015: How much will Residential Investment increase? Today's Rates Best Execution Rate Change 30 Yr FRM 3.87% -0.04 15 Yr FRM 3.14% -0.03 FHA 30 Year Fixed 3.35% -0.05 Jumbo 30 Year Fixed 3.76% -0.04 5/1 Yr ARM 3.25% +0.00 Current Mortgage Rates » What are best-execution rates? Average Mortgage Rates Rate Points Change FHFA * 15 Yr. Fixed 3.47% 1.11 +0.02 30 Yr. Fixed 4.33% 1.33 -0.01 MBA ** 30 Yr. Fixed 4.18% 0.24 -0.01 15 Yr. Fixed 3.38% 0.27 +0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 4.10% 0.16 -0.03 30 Yr. FHA 3.85% 0.18 -0.05 5/1 ARM 3.09% 0.34 +0.04 Freddie Mac ** 30 Yr. Fixed 3.83% 0.60 +0.03 15 Yr. Fixed 3.10% 0.60 +0.01 1 Yr. ARM 2.39% 0.40 +0.01 5/1 Yr. ARM 3.01% 0.50 +0.06 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 3.0 101.00 +0.20 30YR FNMA 3.5 104.09 +0.16 30YR GNMA 3.0 102.14 +0.19 30YR GNMA 3.5 104.78 +0.23 15YR FNMA 3.0 103.78 +0.08 15YR FNMA 2.5 101.67 +0.16 Treasuries Yield Change 2 YR 0.7157% -0.0276 5 YR 1.7134% -0.0444 10 YR 2.2092% -0.0389 30 YR 2.7758% -0.0377 Prices as of: 12/29/2014 4:31PM 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

This information is not an advertisement to extend consumer credit as defined by Section 226.2 of Regulation Z. This is not an offer to enter into an agreement regarding interest rates. The rates quoted do not include discount points, origination points, or loan level risk based price adjustments. Rates and terms are subject to change without notice. © 2014 Brown House Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Brown House Media Inc. - 19706 One Norman Blvd - Cornelius, NC 28031

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