Mortgage Rates Only Slightly Lower Despite Strong Bond Market

Mortgage rates are most directly affected by the day to day movement in the bond market.  It’s interesting to consider that bonds improved quite a bit today, even though mortgage rates were only modestly higher.  In fact, some lenders continued showing rates that were roughly similar to yesterday’s.  What gives?!
Part of the problem is that yesterday saw bond markets fall (which implies higher rates) throughout the day, but not enough for many lenders to go to the trouble of changing their rate sheet offerings.  As such, they were left to raise rates this morning, assuming the bond market stayed at yesterday afternoon’s levels.  But because bonds improved today, lenders didn’t have to catch their rate sheets up to yesterday’s bond market weakness….(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.
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