INTEREST RATES IMPROVE – 30 YEAR FIXED TO 4.25%
July 1st, 2013
After the blood bath for interest rates the week before, interest rates managed to pull back some as the panic selling began to taper on Monday. On Monday morning, the mortgage backed security market was trading down over – 100 bps, and then pulled back close to even by the end of the day. This was a great sign as it looked like 30 year fixed rates might be at 5% by the end of the week.
The MBS market finished the week quite strong, closing up + 106 bps, with 30 year fixed interest rates down to 4.25%.
Don’t be fooled though – interest rates will not go back to the mid 3% levels they had been at for quite some time. The pull back was mainly due to the market panic selling which usually results in a correction the other way.
Ben Bernanke stated very clearly that the FED would likely curtail their asset purchases by the end of 2013 and completely stop them by 2014. This means that the FED keeping rates lower than they should be will be coming to an end soon – the main question is when. Some other members of the FED have diffused Bernanke’s comments, stating that there is no set time to stop and that quantitative easing will continue until the economy’s progress dictates them to stop.
Expect interest rate volatility to continue with all eyes on the FED’s actions. I don’t expect rates to go down significantly unless there is a major economic event that reveals the economy is not progressing like the FED currently thinks it is. In the long term, I expect rates to continue to rise although we may see some improvement in the short term. I recommend locking on any improvement.
Make it a great week and have a happy and safe 4th of July!!
BEST VALUE OF THE WEEK:
30 Year Fixed at 4.5% with 0 points
TODAY’S RATES:
30 year fixed: 4.25% – 1 point, 4.5% – 0 points, 4.625% – $0 costs
20 year fixed: 4% – .95 points, 4.25% – 0 points, 4.375% – $0 costs
15 year fixed: 3.5% – .48 points, 3.625% – 0 points, 3.875% – $0 costs
5/1 ARM: 2.75% – 1 point, 3.25% – 0 points
7/1 ARM: 3% – 1 point, 3.5% – 0 points
10/1 ARM: 3.875% – 1 point, 4.625% – 0 points
30 year fixed FHA: 3.75% – .53 points, 3.875% – 0 points, 4.125% – $0 costs
15 year fixed FHA: 3.25% – 0 points, 3.5% – $0 costs
30 year fixed VA: 3.875% – .81 points, 4.25% -$0 costs
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INTEREST RATES IMPROVE – 30 YEAR FIXED TO 4.25%
