http://www.behindthemortgage.com/2008/04/monday-market-commentary-rates-improve-on-employment-news.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=monday-market-commentary-rates-improve-on-employment-news Alex Stenback | Twin Cities Blog on Mortgages, Rates, and Real Estate Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:38:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.behindthemortgage.com/2008/04/monday-market-commentary-rates-improve-on-employment-news.html/comment-page-1#comment-893 Miranda Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:00:48 +0000 http://dev.multiplycommunications.com/btm/?p=726#comment-893 I agree that mortgage rates are in an interesting place right now. Conflicting pressures on them make it hard to say where things will go from here... I agree that mortgage rates are in an interesting place right now. Conflicting pressures on them make it hard to say where things will go from here…

]]> http://www.behindthemortgage.com/2008/04/monday-market-commentary-rates-improve-on-employment-news.html/comment-page-1#comment-892 Richard Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:29:29 +0000 http://dev.multiplycommunications.com/btm/?p=726#comment-892 Your comment on demand for mortgage bonds raises an interesting point: mortgage rates are walking something of a tightrope right now. Positive economic news is likely to drive rates higher as inflation concerns grow. On the other hand, overly negative economic news is also likely to send mortgage rates higher as lenders demand a higher risk premium. Potential borrowers would do well to recognize that the stability of mortgage rates in recent weeks -- and at such low levels -- is a delicate balancing act. Your comment on demand for mortgage bonds raises an interesting point: mortgage rates are walking something of a tightrope right now. Positive economic news is likely to drive rates higher as inflation concerns grow. On the other hand, overly negative economic news is also likely to send mortgage rates higher as lenders demand a higher risk premium. Potential borrowers would do well to recognize that the stability of mortgage rates in recent weeks — and at such low levels — is a delicate balancing act.

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