Good morning and happy hump day! Scheduled housing news came in this morning and we got Mortgage Applications for the week ending Oct. 15th. It came in a -6.3%, making it down 3 of the past 4 weeks. In other news today, the FHFA announced that both the GSE’s (Freddie and Fannie) would be expanding their footprints for what qualifies as a low-to-moderate income loan from 80% to 100% of AMI (Area Median Income) as they expand their refi businesses. It’s unknown presently if the new definition will also apply to CRA credits. The objective here is to be more inclusive for those that make just above the 80% median and were being left behind in the refinance market.
We now know why the builders are so bullish: There are more housing units under construction now than at any time since 1974!
In the bond market today 10yr T-Notes are unchanged to yield 1.63%. In MBS 30yr FNMA 2.50% are +1/32 to $102-16, which gives us a 1.95% yield and a +77 spread to the 5.2yr treasury curve. MBS and loan questions are our specialty, shoot us an email or call us and let us answer them!
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