Published Date 4/16/2024
Conventional and Government (FHA and VA) lenders set their rates based on the pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) which are traded in real time, all day in the bond market. This means rates or loan fees (mortgage pricing) moves throughout the day, being affected by a variety of economic or political events. When MBS pricing goes up, mortgage rates or pricing generally goes down. When they fall, mortgage pricing goes up.
Mortgage rates are under pressure today. The MBS market worsened by -34 bps yesterday. This may have been enough to increase mortgage rates or fees. The market experienced high volatility yesterday.
Housing: March Building Permits were weaker than expected with 1.458M versus estimates of 1.514M. Same story with Housing Starts, 1.321M versus estimates of 1.480M.
Manufacturing: March Industrial Production was up 0.4% versus estimates of 0.4%. February was revised upward from 0.1% to 0.4%. Capacity Utilization hit 78.4% versus estimates of 78.5%
The Fed: Today we hear from Powell, Jefferson, Williams and Barkin
IMF: They upgraded their global growth projections to 3.2% for 2024
China: GDP 5.3% versus estimates of 5.0%
This morning markets are under mild pressure. Volatility has started at moderate to high levels.
If you are looking for the risks and benefits of locking your interest rate in today or floating your loan rate, contact your mortgage professional to discuss it with them.
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NMLS: 51519
Millenium Home Mortgage LLC
1719 Route 10 East, Suite 206, Parsippany NJ
Company NMLS: 51519
Office: 973-402-9112
Email: connie@mhmlender.com
NMLS: 51519
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