As reported by the government, home prices are rising nationwide, up 0.3 percent in July. Furthermore, versus November 2008, the Home Price Index has clawed back to unchanged. The housing market appears to be holding its own. However, we have to be careful about putting our full faith in the Federal...

Mortgage Rates continued their nine (9) day accent posting 375bp for the week. Friday was the only negative day with the FNMA 30 YR 4.5% giving up only 9bp on a quiet day before the Holiday weekend.  The positive gains can be attributed to the negative pull back in the equities market. The DOW gave...

As a reminder, Fannie Mae is rolling out new lending guidelines Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Starting next week, being approved for a home loan could be much more difficult. The new rules mark the first major underwriting update since April of this year.  The changes are mostly geared at fraud prevention. Among...

The week started off with a BANG the FNMA 30 YR 4.5% MBS posted a 34bp gain.  This week, there isn’t much data with which traders can play so expect mortgage rates to trade on emotion and momentum instead.  This is good for rate shoppers when mortgage rates are falling, but if they start to rise;...

Mortgage Backed Securities (FNMA 4.5% 30YR) gave up little ground this week shedding only 9bp.  Although you wouldn’t think that if you read all the “Increase in Mortgage Rate” Tweets, in reality Mortgage Rates ended the week where they started.  To view real time rates check my Real Time Mortgage...

Home values around the country appear to be leveling. The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s latest Home Price Index report shows values up by nearly 1 percent in May versus the month prior. Since peaking in April 2007, values remain off by 11 percent nationwide. The FHFA Home Price Index is an...

Mortgage Backed Securities performed weak this week while the Equities market posted positive earnings.  The FNMA 30 YR 4.5% lost 1.28bp, translating into roughly .50% decline in Mortgage Rates. Two major Economic indicators also contributed to the MBS decline; Monday’s Core Producer Price Index and...

Mortgage Backed Securities slipped roughly .25bp (FNMA 30 YR 4.5%) today which translates into 1/8 decline in Consumer July 2009 Mortgage Rates. The small movement can be attributed the triple digit move in the DOW thanks to Financials. This week, rates should be in flux with traders watching 3 things. The...

Mortgage Rates had an overall positive week, the FNMA 4.5% 30 YR posted a .43bp total improvement for the week with only a slight scare on Thursday when we witnessed a capitulation of .65bp. Speculation on the improvement can be attributed to the 9 Firm kick start of the Public Private Investment Program...

Another positive week for Mortgage Rates. The Benchmark FNMA 30 YR 5% posted a positive 28bp improvement overall this week.  The newfound lack of confidence in the U.S. recovery coupled with the Geopolitical landscape are contributing factors to the resurgence in lower rates.  Fridays close is a positive...