Mortgage Rate Update 2-16-12: Trends, Projections & Today's Lowest Rates

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The Mortgage Street Smarts of where mortgage interest rates are going (and why):

The following information is current as of Thursday 2-16-2012 and will help you understand todays best mortgage rates. If you are a Buyer/Borrower who is still on the fence (or if you are a Real Estate Agent attempting to educate your "on the fence" Buyer), please review these trends and secure an historically low interest rate before it is too late.

The market closed Wednesday with a WORSENING to pricing (and will typically warrant a pricing adjustment by most Lenders). Wednesday's WORSENING resulted in a change of 3 basis points (bps).

(hint: upward activity is good, downward activity is bad)

The following chart shows the market activity for today:

The following chart shows market activity over the past 10 days (hint: green is good, red is bad):

The following chart shows market activity over the past 1 month:

Daily Interest Rate Snapshot (sample of rates from one of the country's largest Lenders...individual pricing will vary based on specific Borrower qualifications): NOTE: This Lender has quoted a 1.00% Origination Fee (1 Point) to accompany this pricing. It bears noting that this chart does not necessarily represent todays best mortgage rates.

Market Commentary

Analyst: Neil Trenerry

FNMA 30-Yr 3.5%

Previous close 103.750

Opened Down 0.125 @ 103.625

Key Economic Data:

EUR / USD 1.3027 Down 0.0039
USD / JPY 78.9300 Up 0.4900
GBP / USD 1.5694 Up 0.0001

Oil 101.59 Down 0.21

Gold 1,715.20 Down 12.90

Key Economic News:

Housing for Jan

Starts month-on-month: Actual 0.699mm, Consensus 0.675mm, Last 0.657mm.

Building permits month-on-month: Actual 0.676mm, Consensus 0.680mm, Last 0.671mm.

Unemployment.

Initial jobless claims: Actual 348k, Consensus 365k, Last 358k.

Continued jobless claims: Actual 3.426mm, Consensus 3.500mm, Last 3.515mm.

Producer Prices Index for Jan

Core month-on-month: Actual +0.4%, Consensus +0.2%, Last +0.3%.

Core year-on-year: Actual +3.0%, Consensus +2.7%, Last +4.8.

Inflation year-on-year: Actual +4.1%, Consensus +4.2%, Last 4.8%.

7:00est Philly Fed business index for Feb

Consensus 9.5, Last 7.3.

Advice:

With housing and unemployment numbers improving, but PPI coming in higher. I feel with concerns for Greece still lingering, we will see a flat to weaker market today.

My position on MBS stays neutral.

Trusted Industry Advisor

The above information was compiled and distributed by San Diego Residential Mortgage Specialist, Jason E Gordon. As a Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist (CMPS) Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) and Certified Mortgage Coach (CMC), Jason E Gordon utilizes his advanced training to examine a prospective Client's complete financial picture, while carefully listening to their overall goals. If it is mutually agreed that a new loan makes sense to pursue, Jason strives to make the entire loan process as seamless as possible. He truly believes that providing open communication and patient educational guidance to his Clients and Business Alliances has been a pivotal component to building his business, while enhancing his reputation in the Mortgage Industry as a Trusted Advisor. Visit www.jasonegordon.com or www.ApprovingSD.com or more information.

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