Mortgage Rates Tick Up
Mortgage rates tick back up a bit this week. I was expecting a slight drop in rates due to the 10Y yield falling. However, it seems that in the past 2 days the yield did recover, and I'm sure with margins so thin, lenders can't afford to give back gains.
Mortgage Rates for Single-Family Homes
On the mortgage activity front, applications decline again. However, the decline was largely due to another significant drop in refinancing activity.
U.S. mortgage applications fell for a third straight week, dragged down by a decline in home refinancings to a 16-month low even as interest rates dipped, an industry trade group figures showed on Wednesday.
Mortgage applications decrease: MBA
The group's seasonally adjusted index of refinancing applications dropped 6.3 percent to 1,484.3 compared with 1,584.1 in the previous week. The index fell for a sixth straight week, and volume was at its lowest level since the week ended June 25, 2004 when the index reached 1,386.9.
The purchase index however, did increase a bit.
The MBA's seasonally adjusted purchase mortgage index rose 0.8 percent to 476.2 from the previous week's 472.3. The index is considered a timely gauge on U.S. home sales.
Caveat Emptor,
Grim
Mortgage Rates for Single-Family Homes
On the mortgage activity front, applications decline again. However, the decline was largely due to another significant drop in refinancing activity.
U.S. mortgage applications fell for a third straight week, dragged down by a decline in home refinancings to a 16-month low even as interest rates dipped, an industry trade group figures showed on Wednesday.
Mortgage applications decrease: MBA
The group's seasonally adjusted index of refinancing applications dropped 6.3 percent to 1,484.3 compared with 1,584.1 in the previous week. The index fell for a sixth straight week, and volume was at its lowest level since the week ended June 25, 2004 when the index reached 1,386.9.
The purchase index however, did increase a bit.
The MBA's seasonally adjusted purchase mortgage index rose 0.8 percent to 476.2 from the previous week's 472.3. The index is considered a timely gauge on U.S. home sales.
Caveat Emptor,
Grim
11 Comments:
Grim,
I can tell you something else. I am shopping around my pile of money to put in a highyielding cd instead of ING. Wouldn't you know the 1 years over the last 2 weeks have been inching up. FYI all matress stufers or holders of fdic limit, endangered accounts CD's will probably go up even further. On another blog (bubble Bursting?)there was a statement that the next fed meeting will see a 50 basis point rise instead of 25 or zero. The latest housing #'s are the reason.
BTW Flushing Savings (Iknow it sounds funny. Like what you would be doing buying a house right now.) has a 5% apy 12 month CD, just FYI
Yet another BTW, I am involved in the GOV side of development and in NW jersey there has been a noticable slump in Subdivision Apps. It is usually an indicator of where the developers really see thing going.
The Big squeeze is on. Higher short term rates squeezing the moroons who signed up for monthly debt slavery.
It's all a ponzi. An economy built on monthly payments. Ever see a company with flat or delcining cashflow with big debt serviing cost. Meltdown.
I'm holding most of my money in laddered 3 month CDs right now (through various lenders). Actually, a local NJ bank, Hudson City Savings Bank, has a promo going, a 4mo 4% CD, not bad for a local bank (non internet).
Looking at the bankrate.com CD rate calculator, the online banks have some very nice looking short term CDs, Indymac has got 4.26% on a 3mo..
grim
I use HCSB. Love this bank. I keep a high yeld checking acct (3.05 IR) to save money in and roll eveything above the minimum balance (20k) into 4 month CDs (Currently 3.92 IR / 4 APR)every 4 months. Their internet banking is free and pretty complete for checking your accounts as well (Sorry about the pun).
One of their branches is also very conveniently close to me. Initially I chose this bank because of its higher yeild interest than most banks (They were giving 0.99 to everyone else's .5) and its proximity. I learned that HCSB gave some of the best yeilds in NJ for a branch bank soon after and stuck with them for everything. Their mortgage rates aren't bad either..
FYI, Emigrant Direct has 4% APY with no minimums.
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Just about every piece of economic news today, Q3 GDP, Chain Deflator, Chicago PMI, and Fed Beige Book point to further rate increases down the pike.
3 more rate hikes look as likely as ever now.
grim
Well, we'll see if others were swayed by higher savings rates a little later this morning. Personal Spending, Income, and Savings data to be released at 8:30. The savings rate has been negative for a few months now, not a positive trend at all. For those that don't understand the concept, it means Americans are not saving a penny, but are instead, dipping into their savings to cover expenses every month.
grim
First time heard Emigrant Direct here. Their APY is so attractive. Are they good? How is the service? Thanks.
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