How Low Can Stocks Go? (Bonds Want to Know)
MBS Live Recap: How Low Can Stocks Go? (Bonds Want to Know) Thu, May 19 2022, 4:48…
Mortgage Rates Fall to 3-Week Lows
A brutally fast spike to the highest rates in more than a decade comes with some decent consolation prizes. Over…
Loan Sales, Closing Cost Scenario, Asset Sale Tools; Rates Dropping…What is the “Neutral” Interest Rate?
Loan Sales, Closing Cost Scenario, Asset Sale Tools; Rates Dropping…What is the “Neutral” Interest Rate? “One minute you’re…
Time to Move The Goalposts on The Trend?
Remember when the Fed began to abruptly revise its policy tightening pace at the start of the year and both…
What Does Today’s Rally Mean For The Bigger Picture?
MBS Live Recap: What Does Today’s Rally Mean For The Bigger Picture? Wed, May 18 2022, 4:27…
Rates Started Higher, But Recovered by The Afternoon
There has been a lot of volatility in the bond market recently. Because bonds drive interest rate changes, that’s meant…
Today’s Construction Data Points to Ongoing Problem For Housing
The regular monthly release of the New Residential Construction report from the Census Bureau is typically fairly dry. To be…
MBS Live Morning: Reversal Reversing?
One side effect of following the market very closely during times of heightened volatility is that the short term developments…
Purchase and Refinance Applications Tumble
Mortgage application activity, which had been on the rebound this month, suffered its largest loss since mid-February during the week…
Non-QM, Underwriting, Appraisal Products; MBA’s Compliance Offering; Higher Rates Hitting Apps
Non-QM, Underwriting, Appraisal Products; MBA’s Compliance Offering; Higher Rates Hitting Apps As the MBA’s Secondary Marketing Conference wraps…