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MORTGAGE LOCK ADVISORY 

January 10, 2012, 6:30 AM PST

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Mortgage Interest Rate lock Advice for locks within 7 days:  LOCK

Mortgage Points based on 3.5% Mortgage Backed Securities are the up 0.03 point.  MBS are seriously overbought and the market could reverse in the next couple of days.

 

30 Day Mortgage Interest Rate Lock or Float Advice:  FLOAT with Caution

There is not conclusive evidence to lock but, In this uncertain market the best advice is to lock at historic low rates.

 

MORTGAGE MARKET INDICATORS

National Average Fixed Rate Mortgage 3.91%   
MBS (3.5%) - 103.11, High: 103.16, Low: 103   
DJI Stocks currently $12,491.99,  Up $99.3, Change 0.795%   
Asian & European Stock Market Indexes Up 1.646%   
Nymex Crude Oil Currently $102.78 Up $1.47 
                  
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Pending Home Sales Highest in Over a Year-and-a-Half
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