Freddie Mac released their weekly Prime Mortgage Market Survey today announcing that mortgage rates hit 2017 lows. 
The PMMS is based on average rates for conforming mortgages from last week. The rates do not include closing cost and are priced with 0.5 point.
From the PMMS:
Attributed to Sean Becketti, chief economist, Freddie Mac.
“The 10-year Treasury yield fell 6 basis points this week amid concerns over lagging inflation. The 30-year mortgage rate also declined for the fourth consecutive week, dropping 3 basis points to a new year-to-date low of 3.86 percent.”
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This week, a real estate agent asked me to prepare some financial flyers for listings in Pierce County. The homes are stunning – I live in Seattle and cannot imagine having a large garage for our cars…although before living in Seattle, I had a sweet 2 3/4 garage. 
Effective July 29, 2017, Fannie Mae will release DU Version 10.1, packed full to changes to their underwriting guidelines. These changes apply to Fannie Mae conforming mortgages (Freddie Mac has different guidelines). Here are some of updates effective at the end of this month:
