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Mortgage Rates Struggling to Set New Records

Mortgage rates improved almost imperceptibly this morning compared to yesterday afternoon.  With that, the average lender was just a hair below the previous all-time lows, but by an amount that’s so small as to not really matter to the average mortgage borrower. 
Perhaps more importantly, after a string of convincingly lower all-time lows, mortgage rates have been struggling to make additional improvements.  This mirrors recent improvements in the Treasury market–the benchmark for fixed interest rates in the US.  10yr yields have moved progressively lower since mid-June, but have also struggled to break certain levels.  In 10yr Treasuries, for example, 0.58% has been a key point of resistance.  That was challenged today, but not convincingly broken (.579% currently). …(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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