I was going to do a cheesy post on New Years exclaiming that mortgage rates are the lowest in 2017…although technically speaking, you could also say they are the highest of 2017! Obviously I opted to not do that post and to instead, share Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey which shows that rates have improved a bit.
Big Day with the Fed! [LIVE POST]
December 14, 2016 by Leave a Comment
It’s been a while since I’ve done a live post. I think today calls for a live post since the FOMC is meeting and it’s highly anticipated they will decide to increase rates. Mortgage rates have been steadily climbing since mid-November following the elections. There are several factors that are influencing the upward move in rates, including what appears to be a better economy along with signs of inflation. [Read more…]
Mortgage rates at 2 year highs
December 8, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Mortgage rates continue to trend higher as confirmed by Freddie Mac’s weekly Prime Mortgage Market Survey released this morning.
Mortgage rates continue to climb higher
December 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Freddie Mac released their Prime Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) this morning showing rates continuing to move higher.
Mortgage rates “spike” following the election
November 17, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The graph from this morning’s PMMS report illustrates the dramatic jump in mortgage rates that happened following last week’s Presidential election. Mortgage rates, although still low, haven’t been in this range since January 2016.
Mortgage rates expected to trend higher following the October Jobs Report
November 5, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday morning, the Jobs Report was released with data for the month of October. The report gave an overall healthy picture of the economy and came in slightly stronger than expected with 161,000 jobs added in October and positive revisions made to August and September. [Read more…]
Mortgage Rates remain near “Record Lows”
October 27, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Freddie Mac released the Prime Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) this morning which is based on a survey average of conforming mortgage rates from last week.
Freddie Mac PMMS reports mortgage rates at a 10 week low
September 29, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Today Freddie Mac released their Prime Mortgage Market Survey which reports average conforming mortgage rates from last week.
From Freddie Mac Chief Economist, Stan Becketti:
“Investors flocked to the safety of government bonds causing the 10-year Treasury yield to continue its descent following the FOMC’s decision to leave rates unchanged. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage responded by dropping 6 basis points before landing at 3.42 percent — a ten-week low. The course of the economy is uncertain, yet consumers continue to be a bright spot. The September consumer confidence index is up 3 percent to 104.1, exceeding forecasts and reaching a new cycle high.”
So if you’ve been sitting on the fence, contemplating a refinance – there’s no time like right now.
If your home is located anywhere in Washington state, where I’m licensed, I’m happy to help you. 🙂
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