Refinance Opportunities
Mortgage rates have been declining since December 2008. We have seen great improvements in the Conforming 30YR Fixed programs. However, the market is still very volatile, so rates do fluctuate quite a bit on the daily basis.
The best way to take advantage of this short term opportunity is to get all of your paperwork ready. That way, when rates reach the point where a refinancing makes sense, you'll be able to pull trigger right away.
To explore your options and request a free mortgage planning session, Contact me today!
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FHA Commissioner: Raising the Down Payment Requirement Would Hurt Housing Recovery - 48 minutes ago
Posted To: MND NewsWireIncreasing the minimum down payment required for a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan from 3.5 percent to 5 percent could be a double whammy, affecting both potential homebuyers and the economy as a whole according to David H. Stevens, FHA Commissioner. At the same time, a lower loan to value ratio (LTV) by itself is not a particularly good indicator of buyer risk. In a statement prepared for a hearing Thursday afternoon by the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, the Commissioner said if the agency raised the minimum down payment to 5 percent "as some have suggested," it would adversely impact the housing market recovery. The agency has conducted an evaluation of the loan files of a large sample of recent loans to identify homeowners...(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.
MBS LUNCH: 30 Year Bond Auction Results and Reactions - 2 hours ago
Posted To: MBS CommentaryThe previously discussed auction concession must have been sufficient because the long bond auction went very well. Overall, auction demand was well above average---2.89 bids were submitted for every one accepted by the Treasury. 82% of the auction was taken down at the high yield of 4.679% (dealer bids). I should share the auction caveat before going any further.... success was driven by a hungry bid from from direct buyers who took home a record 29.5% of the issue . This massive support offset a very weak turnout from Indirect bidders, who were awarded only 23.9%. Primary dealers got 46.4% of the $13 billion...below average Here is a recap of the results: 29-YEAR 11-MONTH BONDS YIELDS High 4.679 pct Median 4.645 pct Low 4.580 pct PRICE/ACCEPTANCES Price 99.128159 Accepted at high 82.80 pct...(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.
Mortgage Portmanteaus -- Brankers and Broanchers vs. Net Branches - 2 hours ago
Posted To: The Garrett Watts ReportA portmanteau means a blend of two or more words and their meanings into one new word. An example is the word brunch meaning breakfast +lunch. Another is smog meaning a combination of smoke and fog. Some would consider a portmanteau a type of word morphing and we agree. Mortgage lending has had its share of portmanteaus. Over the last several years mortgage brokers who were transitioning to mortgage banking were sometimes phrased as Brankers. Branker is a morph of a mortgage banker and mortgage broker. A Branker acts and operates as a mortgage broker and doesn’t perform many functions of a mortgage banker – underwriting, doc prep and secondary market --, but does fund and sell loans in their name as a mortgage bankers. One key similarity with Bankers and Brankers is loan repurchase...(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.
MBS MORNING: Supply Concessions Set Up. Targets Outlined - 3 hours ago
Posted To: MBS CommentaryThe main theme in the rates market this morning has been a set up for the last Treasury auction of the week :$13 billion 30s. Results to be released at 1pm. The auction supply concession is obvious when looking at both price action outright as well as the long bond's performance relative to the rest of the yield curve. The chart below is 30 year bond prices. Notice the initial concession that was able to be built in after the Employment Situation Report was released last Friday. This theme carried over to this week...bond prices have continued to fall ahead of today's auction. Looking at the long bond's performance relative to the rest of the yield curve makes the auction concession even more obvious. 30s got their butts whipped by 2s after jobs data last Friday and the curve steepened...(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it. |
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