Real estate blog entries tagged with treasuries

Blog entries tagged with "treasuries":

treasuries: Regulatory Changes Allow Freddie and Fannie to Buy More Loans!!!! - 03/20/08 09:48 AM

Federal regulators have relaxed the GSE's (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) capital requirements. How will this help us? First, Fannie and Freddie provide liquidity to the secondary market for loans in two ways: by buying and holding mortgages and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) as investments, and by securitizing and guaranteeing large pools … (1 comments)

treasuries: Mortgage Dynamics: Why the 10 Yr Treasury Fails as Benchmark to Track Rates - 03/19/08 01:29 PM

The Treasury has long been the benchmark for tracking mortgage rate movement, i.e. 30 year fixed vs. 10 year Treasury. Based on the market over the last couple of months, that has not happened. The folloing graph will give you perspective on why the models are not following the traditional pattern.
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treasuries: Borrower Protection - 03/13/08 09:59 AM

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treasuries: Market update....well atleast updated for the next minute or two... - 03/11/08 12:12 PM

The markets have been all over the place in the past few weeks. Doom and gloom predictions have been rampant, the critical Wall Street siren's have been calling for a drop in rates for the past few weeks. The real problem has been the tightening credit strings of most banks. The … (0 comments)

treasuries: How is today's rate cut's like the Movie the Titanic? - 09/18/07 04:25 PM

YAHOO!! Rates are going down!!! We'll aren't they?
Simple question but it has a complex answer, and one I've already been asked twice today. My answer to their question wasn't totally what they expected. The answer is "NO" today's federal reserve cut does not mean long term rates are going anywhere … (2 comments)