Category Archives: FL Mortgage Market Update

Mortgage Market Ends Week Flat after strong week

Posted on November 26, 2011 by admin

It was a holiday shortened day in the Mortgage Bond Market on Friday.  The week was a stellar one as the stock market was hammered pretty good due to the trouble in Europe.  As we get ready for HARP 2.0 … Continue reading →

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FL Mortgage rates look to end the week just off recent record lows

Posted on September 16, 2011 by admin

Looks like the stock surge this week as expected is causing a sell off in the MBS market and thus causing a back up in mortgage rates.  They are still close to record lows but if the stock market starts … Continue reading →

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Gold tops $1900 again, after strong but brief pullback

Posted on September 6, 2011 by admin

Gold is on the march higher again.  What can stop this run?  I tend to see only a stronger dollar as the key towards stopping this huge run we have witnessed this year.  Why is my mortgage blog so focused … Continue reading →

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FL Mortgage 10 Year Bond Rate Update 7.8.11

Posted on July 10, 2011 by admin

Looking at the back up in rates this week one would normally ask is the recent rate rally over? I think that we are going to see lower rates from here based on continued weakness in the economy. Friday’s employment … Continue reading →

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Original Keynes vs Hayek version 1 rap

Posted on May 3, 2011 by admin

I thought I should post the first video in the series since everyone loved the most recent version.

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Gold continues to explore new highs while Mortgage Rates trending back down

Posted on April 30, 2011 by admin

We are really starting to come down in rates again with the 30 yr Fixed rates closer to 4.75%.  The 20 yr Fixed is about 4.5% and the 15 yr Fixed is below 4.25% at the end of this week. … Continue reading →

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Sliver and Gold roar higher and mortgage rates stay put in a tight range

Posted on April 6, 2011 by admin

My favorite investments, Gold and Silver continue to truck higher.  I am surprised that with metals higher, oil higher, and stocks higher mortgage rates continue to stay in the 4.75%-5.0% range!  Must be because Bennie and the Feds tell us … Continue reading →

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Mortgage Rates for Monday March 21st

Posted on March 22, 2011 by admin

Yesterday was a very wild day in the mortgage backed market.  We had negative pricing in the morning along with an unscheduled price change around mid day for worsening pricing a second time.  In the afternoon the market turned around … Continue reading →

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Oil and many other commodities race higher!

Posted on March 6, 2011 by admin

We can see that it is ironic that the Federal Government announced this week that we have no inflation and thus the social security payments will not increase for the 2nd year in a row.  I am not sure if … Continue reading →

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Bond Market ready to start new upswing?

Posted on February 25, 2011 by admin

In seeing the move lower for Florida Mortgage Rates this week I am left wondering if this is a start of something big or just a bounce of the recent lows.  I have a feeling that we are going to … Continue reading →

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