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Why the Market Won’t Crash

Aug 19 2022
Michael Pennington

No Crash Zone. A Current Outlook on the Housing Market. By: Michael Pennington   Are you concerned that the housing market will crash like it did in 2008? That the cost of homes has skyrocketed so... »
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Inflation Forces The Fed’s Hand – The Duvall Group

Jul 15 2022
Anne

JULY 2022    INFLATION FORCES THE FED’S HAND The Federal Reserve hiked its Fed Funds rate by 75 basis points in June, due in large part to the hotter-than-expected Consumer Price Index reading reported on June... »
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The Fed Increase: For Better Or Worse?

Jul 8 2022
Homebridge

Why Interest Rates Increase To Combat High Inflation Inflation rates are at a forty year high and consumers across the country are feeling the impact. From the higher cost of gas to higher prices... »
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Historically Low Interest Rates – The Duvall Group

Apr 15 2022
Anne

APRIL 2022    HISTORICALLY LOW INTEREST RATES Real estate agents and title agents recently surveyed by First America see the housing market as fairly resilient to rising rates and predict it will remain so even when... »
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MORE PURCHASE POWER FOR HOMEBUYERS WITH NEW CONFORMING LOAN LIMITS

Jan 19 2022
Homebridge

  More Purchase Power For Homebuyers With New Conforming Loan Limits   New increases on conforming loan limits mean that you can expect to afford more for less when you begin shopping for a home. That’s... »
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How Homebridge is Responding to COVID-19

Jun 2 2020
Homebridge

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States 3 months ago, many of our normal routines have been altered on a collective level. Companies such as Homebridge are no exception. Throughout the... »
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A Lesson in Supply and Demand

May 8 2020
Homebridge

One week after home loan rates failed to improve further in the face of multiple bond-friendly stories, such as low inflation, high unemployment claims, and the Fed's continued commitment to purchase bonds, we... »
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Is This the Bottom?

May 1 2020
Homebridge

Home loan rates continue to hover near all-time lows, but there are three reasons why they should have improved but didn’t. Let's take a look at some of the “bond-friendly” news from this week... »
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Stabilization in the MBS Market

Apr 25 2020
Homebridge

One of the major effects of the coronavirus was the enormous destabilization of the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market back in mid-March. MBS pricing and trading activity determine home loan rates, so a big and... »
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The Unemployment Line is Growing

Apr 17 2020
Homebridge

The leading indicator on the health of the job market is the Initial Jobless Claims report, which essentially tells us the length of the unemployment line. And that line just grew. Over the past... »
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Coronavirus Fallout to Hit Homeowners

Apr 3 2020
Homebridge

The Coronavirus has impacted millions of Americans across the country due to job loss and furloughs making it difficult, and sometimes impossible, for homeowners to make their mortgage payments. The U.S. government has stepped... »
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Liquidity Defined

Mar 27 2020
Homebridge

This past week, thanks to the Federal Reserve, home loan rates declined. The high uncertainty around the coronavirus and its impact on homeowners and mortgage payments created a dire need for liquidity in... »
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Rate Movements Explained

Mar 13 2020
Homebridge

This past week was a head-scratcher as home loan rates ticked up slightly week over week despite the 10-year Note yield hitting a historic low of 0.31% and stocks enduring heavy losses. Typically,... »
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How Low Can We Go?

Mar 6 2020
Homebridge

Home loan rates touched all-time lows this past week, fueling refinance activity and creating a sense of urgency for homebuyers to lock in purchase loans. The question many people are asking is, "how low... »
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Lowest. Rates. Ever.

Feb 28 2020
Homebridge

Bonds love bad news, uncertainty and fear, which are causing rates to move lower. This past week, the escalation of the coronavirus fears caused enough anxiety to push rates down to the lowest levels... »
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Recovering From Coronavirus

Feb 7 2020
Homebridge

This past week was a bit rough for the bond market as home loan rates steadily ticked higher and off the best levels in three years. The coronavirus has been a tailwind to the... »
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Rates Decline Again

Jan 31 2020
Homebridge

The coronavirus outbreak in China continued to grip the financial markets this week. The total affected and number of deaths rose sharply throughout the week suggesting the virus is not yet contained. Stocks hate... »
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Back to Fundamentals

Jan 17 2020
Homebridge

This past week was filled with so much good news — the biggest of which was the signing of Phase One of the U.S. and China trade pact. This trade deal is a very... »
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The Good News Continues

Jan 10 2020
Homebridge

This past week, we watched home loan rates tick modestly higher and retreat from three-year lows. Why? There are three main reasons: U.S and Iran. On Wednesday, the de-escalation of tensions between the U.S. and... »
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Nice Start to 2020

Jan 3 2020
Homebridge

The new year and new decade started, and good news: some things don't change. Stocks picked up right where they left off in 2019 by touching all-time highs. And bonds, which also performed... »
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Global Improvement

Dec 20 2019
Homebridge

2019 was an incredible year for stocks, which finished the final trading week of the year at all-time highs. Generally speaking, when stocks go higher, so do rates. And that was the case... »
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Goldilocks 2.0

Dec 13 2019
Homebridge

“Let the Good times roll...” (The Cars) As we enter the final weeks of 2019, the housing and home lending sectors have enjoyed a good year thanks to a "Goldilocks" scenario of a... »
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Changes That Could Affect Rates

Dec 6 2019
Homebridge

There are rumors that our Fed is considering an idea to abandon its present 2% target rate for inflation in favor of a floating target where inflation would be allowed to rise above 2%... »
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A Great Housing Backdrop

Nov 22 2019
Homebridge

That famous line describes the current wonderful backdrop for housing and the overall U.S. economy. Many are wondering what lies ahead for housing as we enter 2020. There are many reasons why the U.S.... »
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A Goldilocks Economy

Nov 15 2019
Homebridge

“Looking ahead, my colleagues and I see a sustained expansion of economic activity, a strong labor market, and inflation near our symmetric 2% objective as most likely.” – Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, November 13,... »
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How Fast Rates Can Change

Nov 8 2019
Homebridge

Right now, the biggest news story to follow is the U.S. and China trade negotiations. This past week, home loans started inching higher but were "saved" momentarily midweek when reports came out suggesting a... »
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Fed Takes Action

Nov 1 2019
Homebridge

This past week the Federal Reserve cut the Fed Funds Rate for the third time this year, by .25%. Along with the rate cut, the Fed released a statement that suggested a "pause"... »
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The Remedy for Higher Rates

Oct 25 2019
Homebridge

This past week home loan rates were essentially unchanged from the previous week, breaking a trend of higher rates since the beginning of October. Bonds hate good news and there is still plenty to... »
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Optimism Hurts Rates

Oct 18 2019
Homebridge

This past week home loan rates ticked up, yet remain just above 3-year lows. Here are 3 reasons why: Solid corporate earnings and future positive guidance from many public companies were a pleasant surprise... »
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Bullard Wants More

Sep 27 2019
Homebridge

This past week was a classic example of how good news means bad news for bonds and home loan rates. A little trade deal with Japan, solid housing numbers, and hopeful news on the... »
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Three Things the Fed Said

Sep 20 2019
Homebridge

This past week the Federal Reserve cut the Fed Funds Rate for the second time this year, lowering the rate to 2.00%. Remember that the Fed Funds Rate is a short-term, overnight rate... »
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Stocks and Mortgage Rates Rise

Sep 13 2019
Homebridge

This past week home loan rates ticked up sharply from the previous week leaving many wondering – have rates bottomed? For would-be homebuyers, real estate agents, and folks working in the housing industry, here... »
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Too Much of a Good Thing

Sep 6 2019
Homebridge

Bonds and home loan rates hate good news. So, the influx of positive news abroad coupled with strong jobs data here in the U.S. pressured mortgage bonds lower and home loan rates higher. The... »
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Fed vs. Recession

Aug 23 2019
Homebridge

Home loan rates finished this past week essentially where they began, near 3-year lows. With all the chatter of a global recession and elevated fears that the U.S. will slip into a recession thanks... »
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Indecision Ahead of Huge News Week

Jul 26 2019
Homebridge

The U.S. Bond market traded in a tight sideways range, leaving home loan rates essentially at unchanged levels week over week. However, the technical picture reveals Bond market indecision as prices trade near... »
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Summer Sideways Trend Continues

Jul 19 2019
Homebridge

This past week had little economic data for the financial markets to react to. As a result, home loan rates have inched higher though they remain near multi-year lows. It is normal to see... »
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A Slow News Week Ahead

Jul 12 2019
Homebridge

This past week, Fed Chair Jerome Powell reaffirmed the Federal Reserve's dovish position as he testified on Capitol Hill, thereby paving the way for the first Fed rate cut in 10 years later... »
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Calm Before the G20 Storm

Jun 28 2019
Homebridge

“It's like watching paint dry.” That was this past week as financial markets around the globe traded in a bit of a calm, sideways pattern ahead of arguably the most important economic event of... »
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Rate Decline Stalls

Jun 14 2019
Homebridge

What a difference a month makes. In May, stocks fell sharply, and interest rates declined each week. June has been a different story. The Fed has signaled rate cuts are likely coming. Stocks... »
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Fed Cuts and Home Loan Rates

Jun 7 2019
Homebridge

"Let the good times roll" (The Cars) — For the sixth consecutive week home loan rates declined, once again fueled by the ongoing trade tensions between the US and China. However, the decline in rates... »
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