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Month: June 2022

May Producer Price Index puts more pressure on markets

Published Date 6/14/2022 TODAY’S MORTGAGE RATE SUMMARY HOW RATES MOVE: Conventional and Government (FHA and VA) lenders set their rates based on the pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) which are traded in real time, all

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Markets under heavy pressure this morning

Published Date 6/13/2022 Equity markets began this morning where they left off on Friday DJIA -880, starting this morning down 500 more. The 10 yr. note yield at 8 am ET 3.27%, MBS prices in

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Three things that could impact rates this week

Published Date 6/13/2022 TODAY’S MORTGAGE RATE SUMMARY HOW RATES MOVE: Conventional and Government (FHA and VA) lenders set their rates based on the pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) which are traded in real time, all

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Mortgage Market News for the week ended June 10, 2022

Published 6/10/22 High Inflation Inflation remained the focus for investors this week, and the latest readings came in stronger than expected, at or near the highest levels in decades. The European Central Bank also revealed

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Consumer Price Index has markets reeling on higher than expected inflation

Published Date 6/10/2022 May CPI hotter than expectations. CPI expected +0.7% increased to 1.0%, yr./yr. expected +8.2% increased 8.6%; the core (ex food and energy) expected +0.5% increased 0.6%, core yr./yr. expected +5.9% increased 6.0%.

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European Central Bank confirms they will look to raising their key rates

Published Date 6/9/2022 TODAY’S MORTGAGE RATE SUMMARY HOW RATES MOVE: Conventional and Government (FHA and VA) lenders set their rates based on the pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) which are traded in real time, all

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A calmer day for markets

Published Date 6/8/2022 Stock indexes began lower this morning. Rates are waiting until Friday when May CPI is released, moving in narrow ranges this week. Weekly MBA mortgage apps continue to decline; last week down

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Experience speaks: 7 ways to prepare to remodel your home if you act as your own general contractor

Published Date 6/7/2022 You can read articles by experts on remodeling, but sometimes it’s even more useful to hear from someone who has “been-there-done-that” in terms of his or her remodeling experiences/horror stories. Real estate

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Markets remain focused on inflation

Published Date 6/6/2022 Friday stock indexes were under pressure, this morning some improvement in the futures markets; the 10 yr. at 8:30 am ET 2.98% +3 bp, FNMA 4.0 30 yr. coupon opened down 11

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Three things that can impact rates this week

Published Date 6/6/2022 TODAY’S MORTGAGE RATE SUMMARY HOW RATES MOVE: Conventional and Government (FHA and VA) lenders set their rates based on the pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) which are traded in real time, all

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Water, water everywhere and nowhere, but the way FEMA judges flood risks are changing

Published Date 6/3/2022 The world’s climates are changing. Along with it, flood risk methodology must change as well. Redfin’s Julia Weaver explains how, for the past 50 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has

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Mortgage Market News for the week ended June 03, 2022

Steady Job Gains It was a relatively quiet week for mortgage markets. The most highly anticipated economic news, the key labor market report, was roughly in line with expectations overall. Mortgage rates ended the week

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