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…]
Big Day with the Fed! [LIVE POST]
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How the Fed impacts Mortgage Rates [LIVE MORTGAGE RATE POST]
December 16, 2015 by 1 Comment
Today is “Fed Day” and it’s widely anticipated that we will see our first increase to the Fed Funds rate in years.
Fed Chair Janet Yellen is expected to announce an increase of 0.25% to the Fed Funds rate following the wrap up of today’s FOMC meeting around 11:00 PST.
LIVE POST: Will the Fed Impact Mortgage Rates?
September 17, 2015 by 1 Comment
I like writing a “live post” with updates throughout the day to attempt to illustrate how mortgage rates (or the pricing of mortgage rates) can fluctuate throughout the day.
Today the two day Fed meeting wraps up and we’ll learn if the Fed is going to raise the Fed Funds Rate. Following the announcement from the Fed (around 11:00 am PST), we will have commentary from Fed Chair Janet Yellen. While the Fed doesn’t directly dictate what mortgage rates will be, their actions certainly influences mortgage interest rates.
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The Fed says…. [LIVE POST]
April 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Today at around 11:00 am PST, the FOMC will wrap up their two day meeting and announce any changes to the Fed funds rate. Markets will react to the Fed statements regarding their views of our economy impacting their decisions on whether or not to raise the Fed funds rate. It is widely anticipated that there will be no change to the Fed funds rate today.
It’s not unusual to have the Fed meeting impact the direction of mortgage rates…so I thought I’d attempt a “live rate post” to illustrate how mortgage rates can change in a day. Mortgage rates have been trending higher this week. As of 7:52 am this morning, the 30 year fixed rate is higher by about 0.125% in rate or 0.752 in fee compared to what I quoted two days ago on Monday’s post.
What May Impact Mortgage Rates this Week: March 16, 2015 | LIVE Mortgage Rate Post
March 18, 2015 by Leave a Comment
My apologies for being a couple days late on this post which is typically published on Mondays… I had Monday off (it was my birthday) and with taking a day off, I had fun catching up on emails yesterday.
For my birthday, my husband and I went to Pinot country in Oregon – it is absolutely beautiful. If you enjoy pinot noir or crisp white wine, I recommend you check it out!
And the Fed said… [LIVE MORTGAGE RATE POST]
February 18, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Mortgage rates are pretty much unchanged following yesterday’s sell off in the bond market causing rates to trend higher. Today at 11:00 am Seattle time, the Fed will release the minutes from the last FOMC meeting. This tends to influence mortgage rates so I thought it would be interesting to do a live rate mortgage rate post. You can follow me on Twitter @mortgageporter to see when I’ve updated this post.
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Last FOMC Meeting of 2014 and how it impacts mortgage rates [LIVE POST]
December 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Today the Fed will wrap up their 2 day meeting around 11:00 am PST. All ears will be anxiously awaiting any clues as to what their policy will be in 2015.
It’s interesting to see how the markets react to “Fed Day” so I thought I’d do a “live post” today, updating this throughout the day with current mortgage rates.
What the Fed Said
October 29, 2014 by 1 Comment
In a nutshell, the Fed will no longer be manipulating mortgage rates at artificially low levels. As I write this, I’m receiving intraday rate sheets from some lenders with pricing for the worse.
This is from the Fed’s Press Release:
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