Seemingly overnight, financial markets are abuzz over fluctuations in the dollar. We’ll dig into whether or not some of the claims are justified, but first, let’s dig into this week’s home sales data.
Source: Kevin Litwicki Universal Lending
Inventory About to Come Back; Dollar Killing Rates?
Big Trouble For Rates–Nothing to do With Government Shutdown
Mortgage rates moved higher at their fastest pace since last June this week, and to levels not seen since last March! Underlying bond markets are in big trouble as well with 10yr Treasury yields breaking above 2.64%.
Source: Kevin Litwicki Universal Lending
Big Trouble For Rates–Nothing to do With Government Shutdown
At 6-Month Highs, Rates Sort Fact From Fiction
Financial markets have a lot of information to digest before deciding what effect that information will have on trading levels. This week provided some insights on sorting fact from fiction.
Source: Kevin Litwicki Universal Lending
At 6-Month Highs, Rates Sort Fact From Fiction
Clearing Up Some Mortgage-Related Tax Bill Confusion
It was a light week for housing-related economic data and financial markets aren’t quite yet back in the full swing of things following the holidays. But there has been plenty of discussion around plenty of campfires regarding certain aspects of the tax bill.
Source: Kevin Litwicki Universal Lending
Clearing Up Some Mortgage-Related Tax Bill Confusion