March Retail Sales Data Stronger Than Expected

Mortgage Rates Decline, but...

By:

Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | August 21, 2008

Mortgage rates continue to show slight declines, but look at it as a temporary trend or if you are a borrower a fleeting opportunity.

Mortgage Rates Stagnate

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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | August 20, 2008

Mortgage rates continued to hold steady yesterday despite the expected report of steep declines in housing starts.

Housing Starts Today

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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | August 19, 2008

Expect a brief early trading panic as housing starts are expected to be off on a 10% decline--returning to little or no change for the day.

Mortgage Rates Expected to Remain Quite

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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | August 18, 2008

With a light week of economic reports expect a quite week in mortgage rates.

Expect Little Change in Mortgage Rates

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Bill Rice - MortgageLoan.com | August 15, 2008

A day full of economic reports, but little news expected that is not already priced into the mortgage rate market.

30 Year Mortgage Rate Remains Flat

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | August 14, 2008

Freddie Mac reports the average 30-yr mortgage rate was flat 6.52% for the 3rd week, in the latest report while the 15-yrs dropped to 6.07% from 6.10% and the average 1-yr adjustable rate dropped to 5.18% from 5.22% (Reuters)

Bonds Down and Stocks Down Today

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | August 11, 2008

Bonds were down Monday despite stock market losses. Rates should however improve today on strength in bonds from last Friday afternoon. Improvement should be no more than .125 to price.

Fed Holds Rates Unchanged at Conclusion of FOMC Meeting

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Paul King - MortgageLoan.com | August 05, 2008

The Fed held rates steady at the conclusion of its meeting today, citing in a post meeting statement that although the economy has slowed, the threat of inflation remains.