Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! While the housing market continues on its fiery tear, the mortgage market is likely to slow down somewhat in the next few months. Inflation is on the rise, as demonstrated by corn prices, gas prices, lumber prices, you name it! We all know what this means: rising rates – and thus cooling refi demand – are on the horizon. Because lenders are expecting to see a decline in refis, they are competing for new customers by lowering their lending rates. As a result, lenders’ profit margins are taking a significant hit. For example, Rocket Cos. is expecting profit margins of 2.65%-2.95% in Q2 2021, down from 3.74% earlier in the year. Loans with lower margins reap lower bids in the secondary market, meaning that lenders are making less money from selling their loans than they did previously. Shareholders of wholesale mortgage lending firms are unnerved; some of the major players saw major declines last week.
In bonds today, the 10yr. T-note is currently holding steady at 1.57%, and the FNMA 30yr. 2.5% is trading at $104-05 to yield 1.65% with a +77 spread over the treasury curve. Remember that we do buy, sell, and service MBS loans, so call us today! Thanks, and have a productive Monday!
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