Mortgage rates jumped roughly 0.25% today in rate (or about 1% in discount points) today because of strong economic data and possibly signs of inflation. Costco announced it will be raising their minimum pay to $16 per hour – which is great news for Costco employees – however, it’s wage inflation (which we will probably see more of). When wages go up, the cost of goods will follow. Inflation drives mortgage rates higher because of the impact to bonds, like mortgage backed securities. [Read more…]
Mortgage Rates Jump on Good News and Inflation
February 25, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Mortgage rates trending higher
February 18, 2021 by Leave a Comment
It’s Thursday and that means that Freddie Mac has released their weekly mortgage rate survey: Prime Mortgage Market Survey (aka PMMS). The PMMS is based on an average of conforming rates during the last week…so as soon as the PMMS is released, the data is a week old. The data is good for showing where mortgage rates have been.
Gimme your Best Interest Rate with NO Closing Cost
February 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The other day, a Redmond home owner contacted me for a quote to refinance their home. They specifically requested scenarios for “lowest possible interest rate without paying any points or closing costs“. [Read more…]
Mortgage Rates at Record Lows
December 24, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Freddie Mac released the Prime Mortgage Market Survey today revealing extremely low mortgage rates.
Mortgage Rates following the Election
November 9, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Mortgage rates were slightly higher today from Friday. The Dow soared this morning after news from Pfizer of a successful vaccine for Covid-19. The Dow closed up a whopping 834 points on this good news. The markets also seemed to respond favorably to Biden winning the election and becoming our 46th President. [Read more…]
Mortgage Rates Still at Extreme Lows
September 18, 2020 by 2 Comments
Freddie Mac’s weekly survey of mortgage rates show that interest rates are still at extremely low levels although I have noticed rates bouncing around a bit more this past week.
Extremely Low Mortgage Rates trending higher
August 20, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Freddie Mac released their PMMS (Prime Mortgage Market Survey) this morning stating “Mortgage Rates Inch Up“. Even if mortgage rates have bounced slightly higher, they are still ridiculously low. PLEASE REMEMBER: the PMMS data shown in the picture is old news! This is from an average of rates from last week. If you would like current rates for your scenario on your home located in Washington, click here.
Surprise! It’s a strong Jobs Report
June 5, 2020 by Leave a Comment
May’s Jobs Report came in much better than expected this morning with 2.51 million jobs ADDED vs the anticipated the 8.5 million jobs lost. Personally, this sounds too good to be true to me and I’m thinking that we’ll see corrections in the months to come…of course, I hope I’m wrong and that an economic (and health) recovery is here. [Read more…]
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