Published Date 4/16/2024
Today's Mortgage Rate Summary
How Rates Move:
Conventional and Government (FHA and VA) lenders set their rates based on
the pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) which are traded in real
time, all day in the bond market. This means rates or loan fees (mortgage
pricing) moves throughout the day, being affected by a variety of economic
or political events. When MBS pricing goes up, mortgage rates or pricing
generally goes down. When they fall, mortgage pricing goes up.
Rates Currently Trending:
Neutral
Mortgage rates are under pressure today. The MBS market worsened by -34 bps yesterday. This may have been enough to increase mortgage rates or fees. The market experienced high volatility yesterday.
Today's Rate Forecast:
Neutral
Housing: March Building Permits were weaker than expected with 1.458M versus estimates of 1.514M. Same story with Housing Starts, 1.321M versus estimates of 1.480M.
Manufacturing: March Industrial Production was up 0.4% versus estimates of 0.4%. February was revised upward from 0.1% to 0.4%. Capacity Utilization hit 78.4% versus estimates of 78.5%
The Fed: Today we hear from Powell, Jefferson, Williams and Barkin
IMF: They upgraded their global growth projections to 3.2% for 2024
China: GDP 5.3% versus estimates of 5.0%
Today's Potential Rate Volatility:
Neutral
This morning markets are under mild pressure. Volatility has started at moderate to high levels.
Bottom Line:
If you are looking for the risks and benefits of locking your interest rate in today or floating your loan rate, contact your mortgage professional to discuss it with them.
Source: TBWS
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