Thursday, February 27, 2020

Daily Newsletter: nCov Helping Rates, But Could it Hurt Housing?

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30 Year Fixed
3.29%   -0.04
15 Year Fixed
3.00%   -0.08
10YR Treasury
1.27%   -0.0515
FNMA 30YR 3.5
103.45   +0.06
FNMA 15YR 2.5
103.22   +0.08
Thursday February 27, 2020
MND NewsWire - 10:19AM
Pending home sales bounced back last month after an unexpectedly dismal performance ended the prior year. The National Association of Realtors ® said its Pending Home Sales Index ...
Mortgage Rate Watch - 5:26PM
Mortgage rates hit the lowest levels in 8 years either today or yesterday, depending on the lender, just narrowly edging out the rates seen in early July 2016. There are multiple caveats ...
Today's Rates
Best Execution
Rate Change
30 Yr FRM 3.29% -0.04
15 Yr FRM 3.00% -0.08
FHA 30 Year Fixed 3.05% -0.07
Jumbo 30 Year Fixed 3.42% -0.05
5/1 Yr ARM 3.11% -0.07
Average Mortgage Rates
Rate Points Change
FHFA *
15 Yr. Fixed 0.00% 0.00 +0.00
30 Yr. Fixed 0.00% 0.00 +0.00
MBA **
30 Yr. Fixed 3.73% 0.27 -0.04
15 Yr. Fixed 3.18% 0.23 -0.04
30 Yr. Jumbo 3.72% 0.23 -0.07
30 Yr. FHA 3.84% 0.26 -0.02
5/1 ARM 3.21% 0.28 -0.02
Freddie Mac **
30 Yr. Fixed 3.45% 0.70 -0.04
15 Yr. Fixed 2.95% 0.80 -0.04
1 Yr. ARM 2.68% 0.20 +0.01
5/1 Yr. ARM 3.20% 0.20 -0.05
* 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 UMBS 3.0 102.48 +0.09
30YR UMBS 3.5 103.45 +0.06
30YR GNMA 3.0 102.69 +0.09
30YR GNMA 3.5 104.28 +0.03
15YR FNMA 3.0 103.22 +0.08
15YR FNMA 2.5 102.16 +0.13
Treasuries
Yield Change
2 YR 1.0714% -0.0933
5 YR 1.0799% -0.0532
10 YR 1.2739% -0.0515
30 YR 1.7701% -0.0388
Prices as of: 2/27/2020 5:06PM EST
MBS and Treasury data provided by Thomson Reuters.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Learn more about our updated Terms of Service

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Updating Our Terms of Service
We're improving our Terms of Service and making them easier for you to understand. The changes will take effect on March 31, 2020, and they won't impact the way you use Google services.
For more details, we've provided a summary of the key changes and Frequently Asked Questions. At a glance, here's what this update means for you:
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Monday, February 24, 2020

Daily Newsletter: Coronavirus Fears in High Gear; Important Lessons From Near-Record Low Mortgage Rates; Cheap Construction Loans Spur Custom Homes

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30 Year Fixed
3.34%   -0.08
15 Year Fixed
3.09%   -0.02
10YR Treasury
1.37%   -0.1024
FNMA 30YR 3.5
103.41   +0.06
FNMA 15YR 2.5
103.09   +0.14
Monday February 24, 2020
Mortgage Rate Watch - 7:18PM
Mortgage rates continue to carve out the unlikeliest of victories in 2020 with significant help from coronavirus. The epidemic has taken a year that was almost certain to start off ...
MBS Commentary - 10:58AM
Coronavirus (or nCov for short) made more disconcerting headlines over the weekend and has generally proven itself to be far more capable in that regard than its long lost cousin, SARS ...
MND NewsWire - 12:20PM
Builders are finding that acquisition, development, and construction (ADC) loans in the last half of 2019 were both easier to access and less costly. That may be, in part, behind a ...
Today's Rates
Best Execution
Rate Change
30 Yr FRM 3.34% -0.08
15 Yr FRM 3.09% -0.02
FHA 30 Year Fixed 3.12% -0.06
Jumbo 30 Year Fixed 3.49% -0.08
5/1 Yr ARM 3.19% -0.09
Average Mortgage Rates
Rate Points Change
FHFA *
15 Yr. Fixed 0.00% 0.00 +0.00
30 Yr. Fixed 0.00% 0.00 +0.00
MBA **
30 Yr. Fixed 3.72% 0.25 +0.01
15 Yr. Fixed 3.20% 0.27 +0.01
30 Yr. Jumbo 3.75% 0.17 +0.05
30 Yr. FHA 3.84% 0.26 +0.04
5/1 ARM 3.21% 0.13 -0.02
Freddie Mac **
30 Yr. Fixed 3.49% 0.70 +0.02
15 Yr. Fixed 2.99% 0.80 +0.02
1 Yr. ARM 2.68% 0.20 +0.01
5/1 Yr. ARM 3.25% 0.20 -0.03
* 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 3.0 102.39 +0.17
30YR FNMA 3.5 103.41 +0.06
30YR GNMA 3.0 102.64 +0.06
30YR GNMA 3.5 104.20 -0.03
15YR FNMA 3.0 103.09 +0.14
15YR FNMA 2.5 101.94 +0.22
Treasuries
Yield Change
2 YR 1.2496% -0.1047
5 YR 1.2308% -0.0916
10 YR 1.3705% -0.1024
30 YR 1.8554% -0.0614
Prices as of: 2/24/2020 7:42PM EST
MBS and Treasury data provided by Thomson Reuters.
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