Things are changing rapidly in the mortgage market. Almost overnight, loan programs have disappeared, interest rates are all over the place, and more than a few lenders are closed for business indefinitely. All this despite the Federal Reserve buying more than $100...
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Who Broke The Mortgage Market And When Will It Be Fixed?
There's been no shortage of crazy weeks in the mortgage market lately, and this one was not to be outdone. By the end, the prices of the bonds that normally determine mortgage rates surged well into record highs. That would normally suggest the lowest mortgage rates...
Mortgages Make The Fed Angry. You’d Like Them When They’re Angry
Last week was the wildest in the history of the mortgage market. This week was wilder. It ended with a one-of-a-kind show of force from the Federal Reserve. This wasn't necessarily destined to be the case, but things changed dramatically on Wednesday. By then,...
Wildest Week For Mortgage Rates, Ever (Seriously)
The headline makes a lofty claim, but let's put doubt to rest with 3 facts right up front. Mortgage rates were at all time lows on Monday Morning for most lenders By Friday, rates had risen as fast as they've ever risen in one week By Friday, the gap between mortgages...
What The Fed’s Emergency Rate Cut Means For Mortgage Rates
A Message from Caroline Roy: "Here's a great article breaking down just want the FED reduction means for you, as a consumer of mortgage rates. Please read and share! Thanks!" There are a lot of words here. If you have a mortgage you might ever refinance (and...
Mortgage Market in Chaos. What You Need To Know.
Coronavirus has brought chaos to financial markets like few other things have. Much of the fallout is unprecedented. This is especially true for interest rates and the mortgage market. In many ways, things are more chaotic now than they were in 2008. That has...
Why Can’t Mortgage Rates Keep Up With Record Low Treasury Yields?
It's no secret that the stock market has plummeted this week and only slightly less of a secret that the 10yr Treasury yield has dropped well into new all-time lows (on 4 straight days, in fact). Given that mortgage rates are often discussed in the context of the...
2020 Refi Boom Surpasses 2016’s And It’s Still Growing
Another week ending with the lowest rates in more than 3 years will mean another week with the highest levels of refinance demand in more than 3 years. In fact, refi demand is now as high as it's been since 2013, even though rates haven't yet moved below 2016's lows....
Higher Stocks and Lower Rates. Who’s Lying?
Low-interest rates have been one of 2020's most pleasant surprises. Heading into the end of 2019, there were more than a few reasons to worry that rates would be moving steadily higher this year. The upside is that they would at least be starting that journey near...