Mortgage Rates

For Clues About The Future Of Mortgage Rates, Watch For Inflation

by David Lukas March 19, 2010

If you’re trying to gauge whether rates will be rising or falling, one keyword for which to listen is “inflation”. Mortgage rates are highly responsive to inflation.

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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : March 8, 2010

by David Lukas March 8, 2010

Mortgage markets improved last week in low-volume trading.

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How You Can Get The Most Accurate, Real-Time Mortgage Rate Quotes Available

by David Lukas February 23, 2010

Although the newspapers reported mortgage rates down last week, they weren’t. Conforming mortgage rates were higher by at least 1/8 percent, or roughly $11 per $100,000 borrowed per month. In some cases, rates were up by even more.

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Mortgage Rates Spike On The Federal Reserve’s January 2010 Meeting Minutes

by David Lukas February 18, 2010

The Fed Minutes is a follow-up document, delivered 3 weeks after an official FOMC meeting. It’s a companion piece to the post-meeting press release, detailing the debates and discussions that shaped our central bankers’ policy decisions. The Minutes is a terrific look into the Fed’s collective mind and, yesterday, Wall Street didn’t like what it saw.

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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : February 16, 2010

by David Lukas February 16, 2010

Mortgage markets worsened last week on general profit-taking in the U.S. bond market, combined with talk of a coordinated rescue effort for Greece and its debt burden. Mortgage-backed bonds sold off, causing conventional and FHA mortgage rates to rise.

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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : February 8, 2010

by David Lukas February 8, 2010

Mortgage markets improved last week on domestic jobs data and international banking concerns. The news triggered buying in the bond market and, as a result, conventional, FHA and VA mortgage rates improved for the 4th consecutive week.

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