Thirty-year fixed and 15-year fixed rates were slightly higher, while 5/1 ARM ratesstood firm Thursday,according to a NerdWalletsurvey of mortgage rates published by national lendersthis morning. Mortgage Rates Today, (Change from 1/25) Get Personalized Mortgage RatesWhat does Dow 20,000 mean for mortgage rates? The stock market and mortgage rates don’t dance in “La La Land” unison. If only they were that perfectly choreographed. However, they do hear the same music — but just choose to make their own moves on occasion. Mortgage rates are guided by the bond market and demand for mortgage-backed securities, particularly in the short term. The 10-year Treasury often trends with mortgage rates.
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And again, particularly in the short term, stocks and bonds move in different directions. When stocks move higher, bonds generally sink lower. Lower prices on bonds result in higher yields, and those higher yields push mortgage rates up as well. Sure, it sounds confusing and perhaps a bit counterintuitive. In reality, it’s even more complicated. But for general purposes, that’s how stocks, bonds and mortgage rates interact.
With the Dow closing above 20,000 for the first time ever, what’s that mean for mortgage rates?
“With stocks rallying through the 20,000 level, bonds are taking it on the chin, and mortgage rates are moving higher,” Hugh W. Page, a mortgage loan officer with Seacoast Bank in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, told Mortgage News Daily. “No sense playing any [interest rate] float games in this environment. 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30-year fixed: 4.46% APR (+0.02)
15-year fixed: 3.85% APR (+0.02)
5/1 ARM: 3.85% APR (NC)
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