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| Don"t Sweat The Modest Weakness | ||
| 4/17/2025 3:55 PM | ||
| Don"t Sweat The Modest Weakness Bonds began the day roughly unchanged and very flat for most of the morning. MBS began falling as we moved into the PM hours, ultimately resulting in a handful of negative reprices, about a quarter point of weakness, and a 4+bp jump in Treasury yields. If the frame of referen...Read More | ||
| Don"t Read Too Much Into Builder Confidence (Yet) | ||
| 4/17/2025 3:02 PM | ||
| The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo publish the Housing Market Index (HMI) each month, otherwise known simply as "builder confidence." This month"s index came out at the 2nd lowest level since late 2023. While that might sound dramatic, it"s very much in line with the prevailing trend for this report. And while ...Read More | ||
| Home Construction Remains Volatile Despite Steady Flow of Building Permits | ||
| 4/17/2025 2:32 PM | ||
| One would think that the pace of new residential construction largely mirrors the pace of filings for building permits. And while that is generally true in the bigger picture, there can be noticeable discrepancies month to month. This week"s data from the Census Bureau is the latest example. Building permits were slightly higher at 1.482 million u...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Edge Higher Today, But Lower on The Week | ||
| 4/17/2025 1:35 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates managed to make a nice amount of progress this week after hitting the highest levels in roughly 2 months last Friday. The first 2 days of the week brought the most meaningful improvement and it"s been slow going since then. In fact, today ended up going slowly in the other direction with the average lender moving slightly higher in ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Applications Pull Back From 5 Month Highs | ||
| 4/17/2025 1:18 PM | ||
| The Mortgage Bankers Association"s (MBA) mortgage application survey was at the highest combined level since October in last week"s data--a move largely driven by the a sharp drop in interest rates (incidentally, also to the best levels since October). The rate drop was part of the initial market reaction to the April 2nd tariff announcement, but i...Read More | ||
| Fraud Prevention, Loss Mit, Bridge Loan Products; Cost of Hedging; Trump Threatens Powell"s Job | ||
| 4/17/2025 10:55 AM | ||
| A week from today is “Take Your Child to Work Day.” Something tells me that it won’t be observed in U.S. Government offices. While we’re on family issues, I received this note. “Rob, have you heard of originators sponsoring SPCA pet adoption days, since sometimes when a family welcomes a dog, it is a precursor to moving from an apartment into a hou...Read More | ||
| Slow Start, Narrowest Range, Early Close | ||
| 4/17/2025 9:45 AM | ||
| The market and market participants could use a break after everything endured over the past 2 weeks. This holiday-shortened week turned out to provide a timely opportunity. Economic data has been a relative non-event, including today"s big drop in Philly Fed. Trading ranges have been much narrower than last week. Unless something ...Read More | ||
| Bonds Reprise Familiar Role as a Safe Haven Amid Renewed Rout in Stocks | ||
| 4/16/2025 2:48 PM | ||
| Bonds Reprise Familiar Role as a Safe Haven Amid Renewed Rout in Stocks You"ve seen it plenty of times so far in 2025. You"ve wondered what the heck happened to it during last week"s volatile tariff announcement aftermath. Now today, more than any other day this week, a good, old-fashioned flight to safety ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Extend Winning Streak as Familiar Pattern Returns | ||
| 4/16/2025 2:29 PM | ||
| As markets digested implications of several fiscal policy changes over the past 2 months, a predictable trading pattern emerged. Stocks and interest rates moved lower together. This isn"t always the way things work, but it is typical during moments where investors are rapidly shedding risk and seeking safer havens. The pattern broke down last week...Read More | ||
| LOS, Servicing, HELOAN, Trading, Warehouse Tools; Lender Sale; Wholesale and Correspondent News | ||
| 4/16/2025 10:45 AM | ||
| “Every morning, I get hit by the same bicycle… It"s a vicious cycle.” Double meanings aside, seasons and the earth’s rotation are cyclical, and Anchorage is picking up nearly six minutes of sun a day. Did you know that the University of Alaska spans four time zones? (Zones are smaller up there.) The readership of this Commentary spans seven time zo...Read More | ||