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The Fed changed its tone today taking a sharp turn toward dovish policy. The labor market continues to produce strong numbers while the U.S. economy remains on solid ground. ADP reports that private employment grew by 213,000 in January, well above the 170,000 expected. December was revised low...
01/30/2019
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Mortgage backed securities (MBS) closed up 22 basis points today at 102.16 having closed 86 points above support offered by the 200 day moving average. The conforming rate is at 4.625% day. My jumbo pricing is now sizzling! The 30 year jumbo for $1 million was at 4.50%. Whether in New England, ...
01/30/2019
Home price gains slowed in November and are now coming back down to more normal levels. The Case-Shiller 20-City Home Price Index rose 4.7% from November 2017 to November 2018, down from 5% in October. On a monthly basis, the 20-City Index rose 0.3%. The report read that stable 2% inflation, cont...
01/29/2019
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Mortgage backed securities (MBS) closed up 12 basis points today at 101.91 having closed 60 points above support offered by the 200 day moving average. The conforming rate is at 4.625% day. My jumbo pricing is now sizzling! The 30 year jumbo for $1 million was at 4.50%. Whether in New England, ...
01/29/2019
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This week the U.S. financial markets will get a big dose of economic data along with a central bank meeting. The week features the two-day Fed meeting which kicks off on Tuesday and ends Wednesday with the monetary policy statement release at 2:00 p.m. ET. There is a zero percent chance of a hike...
01/28/2019
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Mortgage backed securities (MBS) closed up 12 basis points today at 101.78 having closed 47 points above support offered by the 200 day moving average. The conforming rate is at 4.625% day. My jumbo pricing is now sizzling! The 30 year jumbo for $1 million was at 4.50%. Whether in New England, ...
01/28/2019
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Zillow reports that median home prices rose 7.6% year-over-year in December 2018, to $223,900, just above the 7.4% recorded in December 2017. Rents increased at an annual pace of 1.4%, the largest increase since June 2018. When looking more closely at local conditions in the country's biggest mar...
01/25/2019
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Mortgage backed securities (MBS) closed down 6 basis points today at 101.69 having closed 38 points above support offered by the 200 day moving average. The conforming rate is at 4.625% day. My jumbo pricing is now sizzling! The 30 year jumbo for $1 million was at 4.50%. Whether in New England...
01/25/2019
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Fannie Mae released its January 2019 Economic and Housing Outlook showing that slower economic growth is expected in 2019, but a patient Fed could put housing on a firmer footing. The report went on to say that with the forecast of a slower pace of housing price gains this year, stable rates sho...
01/25/2019
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Mortgage backed securities (MBS) closed up 18 basis points today at 101.84 having closed 53 points above support offered by the 200 day moving average. The conforming rate is at 4.625% day. My jumbo pricing is now sizzling! The 30 year jumbo for $1 million was at 4.50%. Whether in New England, ...
01/25/2019