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Rate Lock Advice & Mortgage Market Update

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Mortgage and Lending with LoanOfficerSchool.com NMLS 291249

Rate Lock Advice & Mortgage Market Update

DAILY RATE LOCK ADVICE
April 14 2010, 6:30 PT
Lock Advice is Updated Several Times Daily

Rate lock Advice for loans that must lock today:  LOCK
Looks like another rollercoaster day.  MBS prices opened down -4/32 immediately jumped to up +4/32 and are presently at +2/32.   
CPI inflation came in close to expectations, while Retail Sales were stronger than the consensus.
Mortgage Rates run opposite MBS prices

Long Term Rate Lock or Float Advice:  FLOAT With Caution.
There is a reasonably good chance we have seen a temporary halt to the upward mortgage rate trend we have experienced for the past 30 days. 

National Average Fixed Rate Mortgage
Down 0.03% at 5.14% on Apr.13

MBS Yields Opened at 4.824% Up 0.035%.

10 Year Treasury Currently 3.840% Down -0.03%

DJI Stocks $11,048.21,  Up 28.79, 0.26%

European and Asian Markets Up 0.537%

Nymex Crude Oil Currently $84.76 Up $0.71


  • VA Loans Show Good Intel Is Best Defense The Department of Veterans Affairs' loan guarantee program-which requires no downpayment-has performed much better than, say, the troubled Federal Housing Administration program.  National Mortgage News
  • Employers added most jobs in 3 years in March STLToday
  • B of A agrees to cut loan amounts for underwater borrowers. National Mortgage News
  • Maybe there is help for Jumbo Loans. Broker Universe
  • Mortgage Brokers are the cheapest conduit to bring loans to market according to FHA Commissioner, David Stevens TBWS
  • OneWest Bank's sweetheart deal with our Bank Owned Government (BOG) Must See Video

California Rates 04-13-10, 8:00 PT
30 Year Fixed to $417,000
Rate 4.75%  Point 1.250, APR 4.999%
APR Based on $350,000 Loan at 80% LTV
Above Rate can be locked  for 30 days.
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Thank you for sharing the information. I will share it with others.Good luck.

Apr 14, 2010 02:04 AM
Cari Anderson
Danville, CA

Bill: thanks for the great info you post daily! Despite what most people think, rates are still terrific - I just tell everyone to think back to the 90's when 7% was "A paper"!

Apr 14, 2010 04:34 AM
Loan Survivor Real Estate Financing Expert
Purchases, First Time Buyers, Pre-Approvals, Refinance - Birmingham, MI

Pretty good stuff as always.  Who posts this for you?

Apr 14, 2010 07:09 AM
Bill Ladewig
LoanOfficerSchool.com - Escondido, CA
Experience Is Your Advantage

Gita, thank you for the nice comment.

Cari, you are absolutely correct, historically rates are near their 40 year low.

Drew, thanks I post this blog and my website from information that I compile.

Apr 14, 2010 07:20 AM