Mortgage rates increased again this week. The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage hit its last low of 2.75% at the end of January, and has since climbed pretty steadily, according to Mortgage News Daily. After a sizeable move overnight, it now stands at 3.45%, making homebuying even more expensive at the start of the all-important spring market.
Fannie Mae published a new rule on March 10th to make it tougher and more expensive to get an investment property mortgage. Borrowers who were planning to buy a second home with a conforming mortgage will likely encounter higher costs and possibly stricter requirements. The new rule puts extra risk on lenders, because they could be left with loans nobody wants to buy. Some lenders have already added a charge equal to 2.25% of the loan amount on all non-primary-residence applications.
The Fed just announced today that the temporary change to its supplementary leverage ratio (SLR) for bank holding companies will expire as scheduled on March 31. It means banks will have to lift their reserves by raising capital.
All applications should be locked when it gets approved. The rates may get worse before getting better, especially now with banks becoming new sellers in response to the Fed’s announcement this morning.
Economic Calendar
Report
Period
Estimate
Impact
Date: Mon. Mar. 22
Existing Home Sales
Feb
6.51M
Moderate
Date: Tue. Mar. 23
New Home Sales
Feb
875K
Moderate
Date: Wed. Mar. 24
Durable Goods Orders
Feb
1.2%
Moderate
Date: Thu. Mar. 25
Jobless Claims (Initial)
Q1
2.8%
High
Jobless Claims (Initial)
3/20
NA
Moderate
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Q1
4.1
High
Date: Fri. Mar. 26
Personal Spending
Feb
0.1%
Moderate
Personal Consumption Expenditures and Core PCE
Feb
0.2%
High
Personal Consumption Expenditures and Core PCE
YOY
1.5%
High
Personal Income
Feb
-7.2%
Moderate
Consumer Sentiment Index (UoM)
Mar
83.0
Moderate
Today’s Rate
Mar. 19, 2021
Conforming Loan
Loan Term (Yr)
Rate (%)
APR (%)
30yr Fixed
2.875%
2.942%
15yr Fixed
2.125%
2.192%
High Balance Loan
Loan Term (Yr)
Rate (%)
APR (%)
30yr Fixed
2.875%
2.942%
15yr Fixed
2.125%
2.192%
Daily rate based on: SFR/Primary/LTV60/FICO 780/Purchase
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