MORTGAGE INTEREST RATE LOCK ADVISORY
December 21, 2016, 7:45 AM PT
- 1-15 Day Close: LOCK
- 16-30 Day Close: LOCK
- 31-45 Day Close: LOCK
- Recommendations can change throughout the day.
- Click for current Lock Advice
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Reverse Mortgages allow Seniors to Age in Their Own Home.
MARKET INDICATORS
- Average 30-Yr FRM, up 0.03 points to 4.16% on 12-15-16
- Rate Price Based on 3.5% MBS, Down -0.13 Point.
- DJI Stocks - Currently, $19,961.50, Down ($13.12) -0.07%
- Asian & European Stock Market Indexes Up 0.025%
- Crude Oil (WTI) - Currently, $53.26, Down ($0.05)
- Gold 1 Ounce - Currently, $1,136.60, Up $2.20
MARKET REPORTS & ANALYSIS
- Rate Lock Advisory. Lock on today's price improvement.. News and technical indicators provide no sign of rates changing direction. In this uncertain market. Float rates at your own risk.
- Wednesday's Market: November Existing Home Sales hit 5.61M versus esimated 5.5M. Overall a good report but generally not a factor in pricing.
- Tuesday's Mortgage Results: Prices for mortgage rates based on Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) closed Up 0.15 point.
- 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.16 percent with an average 0.5 point for the week ending December 15, 2016, up from last week when it averaged 4.13 percent. A year ago at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 3.97 percent.
- Wednesday AM Brief
- 30-year mortgage rate now sits at highest level since May 2014
- Fannie Mae's Day 1 Certainty verifies Income and Assets in Desktop Underwriter (DU)
- Average fixed mortgage rates are up for the seventh week in a row
- How Easy Will It Be For Donald Trump to Dismantle Dodd-Frank?
- Fannie Mae Offers Appraisal Waiver for Eligible Loans
- Congress could play Grinch this Christmas for homeowners
- Financial planners warming to reverse mortgages
An expert is a man who tells you a simple thing in a confused way in such a fashion
as to make you think the confusion is your own fault. ~ William Castle
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