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European Central Bank goes through with historic rate increase

Published Date 9/9/2022 At 8 am ET the 10 at 3.25% -7 bps and FNMA 5.0 30 yr. coupon +30 bps, yesterday the coupon was down 33 bps. Marking time ahead of inflation reports next Tuesday

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Jobs data improves while Powell reaffirms commitment to slowing economy

Published Date 9/8/2022 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 improving after yesterday’s crash

Published Date 9/7/2022 This morning the 10 yr. -3 bps at 8 am ET after increasing 14 bps and MBS prices +8 bps. Stock indexes yesterday were lower, in futures trading this morning the indexes were

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Three things that could impact rates this week

Published Date 9/6/2022 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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Mortgage Market News for the week ended September 02, 2022

Published 9/2/2022 Mixed Labor Market Data Investor concerns about stubbornly high inflation levels and the aggressive response by global central banks increased this week, while the major economic reports were roughly neutral overall. As a

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August employment data causes spike in volatility

Published Date 9/2/2022 August employment data: unemployment rate 3.7% +2.0% from July (expectations 3.5%). NFP jobs 315K (expectations 293); private jobs +308K (expectations 280K). Average hourly earnings +0.3% (expectations +0.4%), yr./yr. +5.2% (expectations 5.3%). Labor participation

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Initial Weekly Jobless claims better than expected ahead of Big Jobs Friday

Published Date 9/1/2022 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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HOMEOWNER-SPECIFIC ‘LUXURY’ AMENITIES MIGHT NOT ALWAYS FLY WITH FUTURE POTENTIAL BUYERS

Published Date 8/31/2022 If your home is your castle, then there are no holds barred on what you can do with it, right? Well, for one thing, unless you have your home’s pink slip, it’s

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ADP reports a big miss in new jobs

Published Date 8/31/2022 At 8:15 am ET this morning ADP was back after two months away, re-engineering its formulas to better account for private jobs; August private jobs expected +228K, as reported +132K. The reaction a

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Consumer exceeded expectations

Published Date 8/30/2022 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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Three things that can impact rates this week

Published Date 8/29/2022 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 August 26, 2022

Published 8/26/2022 No Surprises from Powell Neither a speech from Fed Chair Powell nor the economic data caused much reaction this week. Mortgage rates ended a little higher. In a highly anticipated speech from the

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