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Jim McNees Daily Mortgage Market Guide

Wednesday – February 22, 2012 9:08am ET

Current Trend Direction:  Sideways

Advise your Clients:  Carefully Floating with Bond attempting to hold above 50-day Moving Average support level 

Current Price of FNMA 3.5% Bond: $103.00, +3bp

After a three-day slide, Mortgage Bonds are attempting to stabilize as the 3.5% coupon clings to support at the 50-Day Moving Average and is near . . . → Read More: Jim McNees Daily Mortgage Market Guide

Jim McNees Daily Mortgage Market Guide

Wednesday – February 15, 2012 9:47am ET

Current Trend Direction:  Sideways – with important technical battle on horizon

Advise your Clients:  Cautiously Floating

Current Price of FNMA 3.5% Bond: $103.81, +6bp

Bond prices are being capped this morning on news from China, stating their intent to continue investing in Euro-zone bonds.  Additionally, they may even decide to play a bigger . . . → Read More: Jim McNees Daily Mortgage Market Guide

Jim McNees Daily Mortgage Market Guide

Current Trend Direction:  Sideways – with important technical battle on horizon

Advise your Clients:  Cautiously Floating

Current Price of FNMA 3.5% Bond: $103.62, +16bp

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Looks like Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love, is giving a Mortgage Bonds a boost at the opening of trading, as the Grecian drama remains unresolved.

On the other hand, the Bond Ratings firms are . . . → Read More: Jim McNees Daily Mortgage Market Guide

Jim McNees Daily Mortgage Market Guide

Current trend Direction: Sideways – with important technical battle on horizon

Advise your Clients:  Cautiously Floating  

Current Price of FNMA 3.5% Bond: $103.41, + 3bp

A new and improved Grecian formula?  Perhaps.  Mortgage Bonds are trading lower as the Greek Parliament voted and approved austerity measures necessary to receive a fresh bailout.  This now sets the stage for a . . . → Read More: Jim McNees Daily Mortgage Market Guide

Jim McNees Daily Mortgage Market Up-Date

Friday – February 10, 2012 Current Trend Direction:  Sideways – with important technical battle on horizon

Advise your Clients:  Locking Bias  

Current Price of FNMA 3.5% Bond: $103.50, +22bp

The Monthly Bond Rollover occurred after the close of trading yesterday with the effect being -25bp for the 3.5% coupon.   Every month the coupon “rolls over”.  In this case, this . . . → Read More: Jim McNees Daily Mortgage Market Up-Date

What’s Labor Got to Do with It?

What’s Labor Got to Do with It?
The Impact of the Job Market on the Housing Market

 

Being unemployed, under-employed, or afraid of losing a job is never easy. One of the first things many people do in these situations is batten down the hatches and minimize their spending. Certainly, the last thing on their minds is making . . . → Read More: What’s Labor Got to Do with It?

NAHB Housing Index Reaches 4 1/2 Year High

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New HARP Refinance Program – Jim McNees – FHA and VA Mortgage Specialist

HARP Mortgage Program Allows Homeowners to Refinance to Current Low Interest Rates.

 

Editor’s Note: The November 15 announcement included comprehensive rules for the new HARP, which people in the industry are calling “HARP 2.0.” How lenders will implement these changes in their underwriting process has yet to be established. Bookmark this page and check back regularly, as . . . → Read More: New HARP Refinance Program – Jim McNees – FHA and VA Mortgage Specialist

Jim McNees – FHA and VA Mortgage Specialist – Rate Forecast for 2012

2012 Is Here
Forecasting What May Be Ahead for Home Loan Rates

 

The good news–despite what the Mayan calendar may say–is that the world probably won’t be coming to an end in 2012. But like 2011, this coming year may bring some significant challenges here in the US and around the world. Read on to learn more about . . . → Read More: Jim McNees – FHA and VA Mortgage Specialist – Rate Forecast for 2012

Jim McNees and Union Mortgage Group-Your FHA and VA Mortgage Source

Jim McNees and Union Mortgage Group-Your FHA and VA Mortgage Source

Read . . . → Read More: Jim McNees and Union Mortgage Group-Your FHA and VA Mortgage Source