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I had all good intentions to post this yesterday before I went out to celebrate Mardi Gras.  Crawfish and Abita at the Village Pourhouse & Oddfellow’s spoiled my plans. Hoboken Real Estate News took a brief hiatus last week to visit another cool city with a flood problem – New Orleans.  Our dog, Sempai, was a [...]
The Weekly Wednesday Wrap-Up – Hoboken Condo Sales and Activity for the Week of February 22nd, 2012
IS YOUR PROPERTY TAX TOO HIGH? I’ve received several inquiries recently from people flabbergasted by their property tax bill, wondering whether they can appeal the assessment on which their tax is based.  Very often, the answer is “Yes”.  If you think your property tax bill is too high, it may well be that the assessment used [...]
Mortgage News Daily: Micro News
Favorable Technicals For Bond Markets. Additional Positive Reprices
We say "additional positive reprices" both in the sense that additional reprices have been reported since the last update and that there's ongoing potential for additional positive reprices at current levels. This afternoon's strength coincides with some favorable developments in longer term technical levels, which we discussed in the latest MBS Commentary post.

"From a technical standpoint, the past few sessions have been a fairly gloomy scene for MBS and Treasuries--our two representatives from those camps being Fannie 3.5 30yr Fixed MBS and good old 10yr Treasury Notes. The technical gloominess should be fairly evident in the upper sections of each chart below. In short, both MBS and 10's had moved weaker beyond the limits of long-term trend channels and were at risk of breaking beyond horizontal levels as well.

For Fannie 3.5's, the first major break of a horizontal level at 103-10 was seen Friday on an intraday basis, but prices made it back by the end of the day. Yesterday's trading suggested the breakout more firmly as prices fell to the next major pivot around 103-00. It was (and still is) up to today's price action to reiterate or refute that move. With the current strength, prices are now in position to close at 103-10 or higher; a potentially good technical development for MBS. "

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5 Year Treasury Auction: Average Results. Reprice Potential Remains
A slightly weaker-than-average bid-to-cover was offset by high yields trading through screens by half a bp versus 1pm levels and 0.8 bps vs when-issued levels at 1:01pm just before results were released ("through screens" = auction's High Yield came in below the "when-issued" trading levels).

  • Bid-to-cover : 2.89 vs 3.02 avg last 4
  • High Yield: 0.900 pct
  • 1:00 pm WI: 0.905 pct
  • Tail: 0.5 bps vs 1.05 bps avg last 4
Bond market reaction has been mostly uneventful, though is perhaps inching into slightly more negative territory. 10yr yields are up about 1bp since the suction, but with no discernible spike in volume and no indication of an impending sell-off. As expected, several lenders have repriced for the better given MBS relative ground-holding over 103-05 in Fannie 3.5 coupons. More may follow if those levels are held or improved upon.
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Mortgage News Daily: Video News
Existing Home Sales Rise 4.3%
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Existing home sales did rise 4.3% month to month although they are basically flat from a year ago, with CNBC's Diana Olick.
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Contemplating Life after Frannie
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For all the tough talk about getting rid of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, there is still no political will to change the housing-finance system, David Reilly reports on Markets Hub. (Photo: AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Mortgage News Daily: Around The Web
Realtors Slam Obama Foreclosure-Rental Plan
The National Association of Realtors took a public shot at the Obama administration on Wednesday, criticizing an effort to alleviate some the housing market?s woes by renting out foreclosed properties....(read more)

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NAHB: Statement from Chairman Barry Rutenberg on FHFA's GSE Reform Plan
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Mortgage News Daily: Daily Newsletter
FHFA Sends Congress Strategic Plan for GSEs
Feb 21, 2012 2:07PM

FHFA Sends Congress Strategic Plan for GSEs

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) said Tuesday that, with its conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) now in operation for more than three years "and no near-term resolution in sight," it was time to assess its goals and directions. In a letter submitted to the chairs and ranking members of the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Acting FHFA Director Edward J. DeMarco set out a Strategic Plan for Fannie...

Feb 21, 2012 3:31PM

Best-Execution Mortgage Rates Rise For First Time in a Month

For the first time since late January, Best-Execution Mortgages Rates moved back to 4.0%. Over the past month, the rate averaged 3.875% despite plenty of fluctuations in terms of closing costs. Friday's weakness brought the average of the lenders we survey as close to the 4.0% mark and today's weakness in the bond markets resulted in more lenders offering 4.0% as a best-execution rate, although 3.875% remains at a few of the more aggressively-priced lenders. Additional reading: A previous post with...


Micro News

4:08 PM:

MBS Return to Lows In Late Day, Light-Liquidity Conditions

2:14 PM:

Boston Fed sought cut in discount rate in Jan

12:12 PM:

FHFA Sends Congress Strategic Plan for Conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

12:09 PM:

MBS Hit New Lows. Negative Reprice Risk Increasing

11:16 AM:

MBS Live Service Notice: Day Over Day Price Change

10:58 AM:

Relatively Heavy Volume Moving Bond Market Relatively Sideways

8:45 AM:

Europe Seals New Greek Bailout to Avert Default

3:16 PM:

Bearish Bias Dries Up After Hours, Still Sideways

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Today's Comments

Ken Crute

"John, at 140LTV you will have a higher quote, from any lender. The HARP program does have significant pricing adjustments for higher LTV loans"

jus der

"I agree that not grandfathering in the MIP for streamlines is outrageous. The loan is already backed by FHA. Really leaves a lot of us out of the fold..."

John Tilton

"Geez Louise--what if the current servicer doesn't want to do it? My current servicer--B of A--quotes me 5.25% (140% LTV). When I asked them what's..."

Today's Q&A

"Qualifying income for VA loan? "

"How to terminate a Realtor buyers agreement"

"Current Mortgage part of DTI calculation on a purchase?"

Market Data

Mortgage Rates

30YR 3.93 0.03
15YR 3.29 0.03
FHA30YR 3.75 0.00
Jumbo30YR 4.18 0.03
5/1ARM 3.03 0.03

MBS Quotes

30YR FNMA 3 102-32 -0-01
30YR FNMA 4 105-00 0-00
30YR FNMA 4 106-14 0-01
30YR FNMA 5 107-30 0-01

Treasuries

2 YR 0.3026 0.0086
3 YR 0.4455 0.0265
5 YR 0.9090 0.0490
7 YR 1.4614 0.0554
10 YR 2.0609 0.0609
30 YR 3.2090 0.0630


Recent Housing Data

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Building Permits -0.15%
Housing Starts -4.09%
Construction 1.53%
Mortgage Application -1.01%
Mortgage Refinance 0.83%
Mortgage Purchase -8.41%

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Daily Update: Best-Execution Mortgage Rates Rise For First Time in a Month
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30 Yr FRM 3.93 3.90 0.03%
15 Yr FRM 3.29 3.26 0.03%
FHA 30 Year 3.75 3.75 0.00%
Jumbo 30 Year 4.18 4.15 0.03%
5/1 Yr ARM 3.03 3.00 0.03%
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Updated: 2/21/12 3:31 PM
Feb 21, 2012 3:31PM

Best-Execution Mortgage Rates Rise For First Time in a Month

For the first time since late January, Best-Execution Mortgages Rates moved back to 4.0%. Over the past month, the rate averaged 3.875% despite plenty of fluctuations in terms of closing costs. Friday's weakness brought the average of the lenders we survey as close to the 4.0% mark and today's weakness in the bond markets resulted in more lenders offering 4.0% as a best-execution rate, although 3.875% remains at a few of the more aggressively-priced lenders. Additional reading: A previous post with...

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News Flash: Housing is Important to Economic Recovery
Federal Reserve speaks up on the housing market Consumer Confidence + Tight Credit + Too Much Empty Property = Slow Recovery Last week the Fed sent a housing “white paper” to Congress discussing the importance of housing to the economic recovery. On Friday, Federal Reserve Governer Elizabeth Duke observed that “housing demand and homebuilding continue [...]