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March 1st Best Mortgage Interest Rates and Lock Recommendation

By: Liz Freeman
February 25th, 2010  

LOCK ALERT *** RATES DOWN BUT SHOULD WORSEN ON SPENDING DATA***

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February 24th Best Mortgage Interest Rates and Lock Recommendation

By: Liz Freeman
February 24th, 2010  

LOCK ALERT *** RECOVERY STUMBLES, INTEREST RATES IMPROVE ***

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The Future of Fannie and Freddie?

By: Liz Freeman
February 24th, 2010  

The National Association of Realtors has put together a proposal for converting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into government-owned non-profit agencies, a move the industry trade group feels is essential to keeping the lowest mortgage rates available to most American home buyers.

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February 23rd Best Mortgage Interest Rates and Lock Recommendation

By: Liz Freeman
February 23rd, 2010  

LOCK ALERT *** RATES IMPROVE ON HUGE DECLINE IN CONSUMER CONFIDENCE ***

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February 22nd Best Mortgage Interest Rates and Lock Recommendation

By: Liz Freeman
February 22nd, 2010  

LOCK ALERT *** RATES FLAT, NO ECONOMIC DATA TODAY ***

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Mortgage Rates Mixed for Week of February 22

By: shoprate_writer
February 22nd, 2010  

Mortgage rates remained essentially unchanged as reports of declining existing home sales for December and January suggest a lagging recovery for home prices.

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February 19th Best Mortgage Interest Rates and Lock Recommendation

By: Liz Freeman
February 22nd, 2010  

LOCK ALERT *** RATES CONTINUE TO WORSEN***

The Fed surprised analysts and investors by raising its discount rate, which is what banks pay to borrow directly from the Fed, to 0.75% yesterday. The move is largely symbolic since it doesn;t affect rates paid by consumers, however, the symbolism was not lost on markets — jittery investors fles fixed income investments on inflationary concerns — this decreases bond prices and increases mortgage interest rates.

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February 18th Best Mortgage Interest Rates and Lock Recommendation

By: Liz Freeman
February 18th, 2010  

Program
Rate

30 Year FRM
5.01%
Worse by .03

15 Year FRM
4.33%
Worse by .02

5/1 Year ARM
4.29%
Worse by .05

Jumbo 30 Year FRM
6.49%
Worse by .03

Here is today’s look at best mortgage rates, (which do not include discount points, origination points, or loan level risk based price adjustments) provided by Mortgage News Daily, Freddie Mac, and other sources. Note that Freddie Mac’s AVERAGE more...

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February 17th Best Mortgage Interest Rates and Lock Recommendation

By: Liz Freeman
February 17th, 2010  

LOCK ALERT *** RATES UP ON STRONGER ECONOMIC NEWS***

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February 16th Best Mortgage Interest Rates and Lock Recommendation

By: Liz Freeman
February 17th, 2010  

LOCK ALERT *** RATES IMPROVE SLIGHTLY THIS MORNING***

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