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Interest Rate Predictions Week of January 18, 2011

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Mortgage rates deteriorated last week after concerns over the mess that is Europe lessened…for now.

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Interest Rate Predictions for Week of January 10, 2011

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Mortgage markets gained last week. Demand for mortgage-backed bonds outweighed supply and conforming and FHA mortgage rates edged lower.

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Interest Rate Predictions | Week of December 27, 2010

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Mortgage rates moved higher again last week in a volatile, holiday-shortened trading week. Although the Freddie Mac report said that rates dipped 0.2% from the week prior, their data misses the activity from Thursday and overweights the rates from Monday and Tuesday.

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Mortgage Rate Predictions | Week of November 29, 2010

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Last week was another holiday-shortened week marked by volatility. Mortgage rates improved on three of the four trading days, but still lost overall on the week as Wednesday posted a staggering 93 basis point loss, one of the 10 worst days of the year.

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Mortgage Rate Predictions: Week of May 10, 2010

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Mortgage rates dropped to their lowest levels of the year last week. The debt problems in Greece continued to bubble all week. With each blip of bad news, more money came into US markets as investors sought safety.

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Shopping For Mortgage Rates Is Part Research Skills, Part Luck

On May 11, 2010 By

Shopping for mortgage rates takes more than good research skills. It takes a little bit of luck, too.

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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : May 10, 2010

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Mortgage markets improved to their best levels of 2010 last week, aided by events half a world away and ongoing safe haven buying. Greece’s debt problems continue to help mortgage rate shoppers around the country.

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Mortgage Rate Predictions: Week of April 26, 2010 (We Cheated)

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We cheated.  Admittedly.  After years of weekly on Mondays, our track record is pretty good.  This week we were blindsided and it delayed this week’s predictions.

Last week saw higher rates on FHA, conventional, and adjustable rates–everything ticked higher.  Volcanic ash cleared [...]

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Mortgage Rate Predictions: Week of April 12, 2010

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Against all odds and common sense, improved last week.

The Fed turned off the $1.25T faucet and all expectations were for rates to surge higher.  Instead, the geopolitical nightmare that is and the Continue Reading →