Mortgage-Rates-News โ€“ for the week of October 23, 2023




๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ'๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ: ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

Mortgageย ratesย moved slightly higher last week, helped along with strong economic data and high bond yields.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ'๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜: ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ

This week has many events that will affect mortgageย rates, including a full calendar of economic data, multiple readings on the labor market and unemployment, a Fed meeting and press conference, and a widely anticipated borrowing report from the Treasury. Depending on how this week plays out, we could seeย ratesย move either higher or lower.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ:

- Economic data: Nothing Monday, but then a full week of economic and labor market data that will likely affect mortgageย ratesย this week. Signs of a still strong economy and labor market could push mortgageย rateshigher, while signs of potential weakening could helpย ratesย improve.

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- Treasury borrowing: Markets are anticipating the quarterly refunding announcement on Wednesday, which will show how much the debt the Treasury plans on issuing over the next three months.

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- Fed meeting: Wednesday afternoon brings the Fed's policy statement, where it is expected to leaveย ratesย alone, and Fed Chair Powell's press conference which always causes market movement.

Where are rates lately?

Rateย Update

Product Rate APR
Conventional 10% Down* 7.75% 8.171%
FHA 3.5% Down** 7.125% 7.922%
VA 0% Down** 7.735 7.68%

*Based on a 485k loan amount with 1.4 discount point, 3% down, borrower with a 740 FICO.

**Based on a $482.5k loan amount with 1 discount point, 3.5% down, borrower with a 740 FICO.

***Based on a $726 loan amount with 1.4 discount points, 0% down, VA funding fee financed, borrower with a 740 FICO.ย  Includes broker compensation of 2.25% of the loan amount factored into the interestย rate.

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