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PM Rate Lock Advice & Mortgage Market Update

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PM Rate Lock Advice & Mortgage Market Update

DAILY RATE LOCK ADVICE
April 14 2010, 1:30 PT
Lock Advice is Updated Several Times Daily

Rate lock Advice for loans that must lock today:  LOCK
MBS prices have just dropped down to -7/32 and the move could trigger further midday price changes for worse.
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. 

MORTGAGE MARKET NEWS
In testimony to Congress this morning, Bernanke made no mention of monetary policy or interest rates.   CPI inflation came in close to expectations, while Retail Sales were stronger than the consensus.
MBS prices moved lower following the release of the Fed Beige Book which revealed that economic activity was improving.

  • National Average Fixed Rate Mortgage
    Down 0.01% at 5.12% on Apr.14
  • MBS Yields Opened at 4.824% Up 0.035%.
  • 10 Year Treasury Currently 3.840% Down -0.03%
  • DJI Stocks closed at $11,123.11,  Up 103.69, 0.94%
  • European and Asian Markets closed Up 0.598%
  • Nymex Crude Oil Currently $85.92 Up $1.87



California Rates 04-14-10, 11:00 PT
30 Year Fixed to $417,000
Rate 4.75%  Point 0.971, APR 4.982%
APR Based on $350,000 Loan at 80% LTV
Above Rate can be locked  for 30 days.
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