Mortgage rates improved last week, as volatility in the stock market is sending investors to Bonds and Mortgage Back Securities. Although a short trading week, we do have unemployment numbers and more important wage inflation being released at the end of the week. Also word out is progress on China Trade. This could break our trend and cause stock to rally.

 

Mortgage rates were pretty much flat last week, but that was hugely STRANGE, as the stock markets totally sold off and typically with that much sell off, Mortgage Bonds would of rallied and rates should of improved, SIGNIFICANTLY. But they did not. Rates are currently worsening. With Consumer Confidence, GDP and Personal Consumption all this week, going to be a rough ride again for rates.

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Mortgage rates ended higher last week by 0.02, not much, could of been worse, as the Federal Reserve indicated that they will continue to raise rates, which indicates they see inflation on the horizon.  And inflation is BAD for mortgage rate!

If you didn't watch my blog from last week, the link is here, I go over rates a little more:  https://goo.gl/SeY3vC

In this Blog:

• Rates Stablize for now
• The end is near?
• The end is near, version 2
• Marketing Idea

In this Blog:
-Mortgage rates worsen, more than last week.
-Mortgage Fraud on the rise
-Appraisal Waivers
-Marketing Idea!

Mortgage rates ticked up again, for the 3rd Straight week. With focus again on inflation, Federal Reserve unwinding of their bond purchase and slower retail sales. This week we will have lots of housing data coming in as well as more tariffs. Probably another bad week for bonds and mortgage rates.
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Rates traded in a very narrow channel last week, with them overall improving just slightly. This was mainly due to Trump and Trade. This week it will again be about Trade and Trump's Tweets. Economic reports this week mainly focus on Housing with Starts, Permits and Existing Home Sales.

With Spain and Italy cooling off, and the threat of higher tariffs, inflation is back in the news. Traders are looking towards more economic reports this week to guage inflation again. We are seeing rates trend back up, but this could all change with 1 tweet.