This week’s economic data included the biggest-ever gain in Pending Home Sales, a leading indicator for the housing market. Meanwhile, mortgage rates pushed down to new all-time lows yet again. What’s the catch?
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Huge Housing Rebound, All-Time Low Rates, But At What Cost?

The housing market will bounce back and rates will move higher. The only question is “when?”
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Rates Are Headed Higher… Eventually

Coronavirus hit markets with unprecedented force in March. Stock prices and bond yields sank. When the outlook grew less dire, markets began moving back in the other direction. As quarantine measures ease, fear surrounding a second wave of COVID-19 is pushing back on the recovery in markets.
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The Great Debate for Rates, Housing, and Markets

Last week’s jobs report fueled hopes for a quicker economic recovery, thus putting upward pressure on rates. It was the scariest move since March, but things are looking much better this week.
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Just When You Thought They Were Gone, All-Time Low Rates Are Back

After weeks of incredibly steady movement and several instances of new record lows, mortgage rates are moving quickly higher. Is this the beginning of the end?
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Are All-Time Low Mortgage Rates Behind Us Now?

Coronavirus made for record-shattering movement in financial markets and economic data. With lockdowns ending, investors are eager to see improvements, but instead finding plenty of mixed signals.
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Mixed Signals About Housing and Economic Recovery

There’s no shortage of bad news when it comes to the economy and the housing market. But that’s no surprise considering the circumstances. What IS surprising is how quickly some signs of recovery have emerged.
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The Sun Also Rises For Housing and Mortgage Markets

Before coronavirus, the average 30yr fixed mortgage rate was almost always 1.6% to 2.0% higher than 10yr Treasury yields. When bond volatility was extreme (especially when Treasury yields were dropping quickly), that gap could be wider, but it was never even close to current levels. Why might this be?
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All-Time Low Mortgage Rates!

Massive joblessness and overly-inviting wording in the CARES Act with respect to forbearances is creating the biggest surge in mortgage non-payment ever seen. Mortgage investors have quickly reevaluated what they’re willing to pay for certain scenarios. The greater the number of forbearance risk factors, the higher you can expect the rate to be, EVEN IF you personally don’t agree that the risk factor applies in your case.
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The Truth About Skipping Mortgage Payments (And The Consequences)

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Mortgage Rates Are Super Low, But Not For Everyone