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2021 

Mortgage backed securities closed up 22 basis points today at 101.06 having closed 76 points below the 200 day moving average. The conforming rate is at 2.75% today. My jumbo pricing is now sizzling! The 30 year jumbo for $1 million was at 3.00%. Whether in New England, the Mid Atlantic or the Mi...
08/11/2021
The number of jobs available across the U.S. continued to surge in June as many would-be workers could have either retired or are still receiving enhanced unemployment benefits. The number of job openings increased to a series high of 10.1 million on the last business day of June, the U.S. Bureau...
08/09/2021
Mortgage backed securities closed down 22 basis points today at 101.16 having closed 68 points below the 200 day moving average. The conforming rate is at 2.75% today. My jumbo pricing is now sizzling! The 30 year jumbo for $1 million was at 3.00%. Whether in New England, the Mid Atlantic or the ...
08/09/2021
The labor market got a much-needed shot in the arm in July as employers went on a hiring spree. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that there were 943,000 jobs created in July while May and June were revised higher by 119K. The numbers showed that the Unemployment Rate fell to 5.4%, while wag...
08/06/2021
Mortgage backed securities closed down 38 basis points today at 101.38 having closed 47 points below the 200 day moving average. The conforming rate is at 2.75% today. My jumbo pricing is now sizzling! The 30 year jumbo for $1 million was at 2,875%. Whether in New England, the Mid Atlantic or the...
08/06/2021
CoreLogic reports that home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, rose 17.2% in June 2021 compared with June 2020, up month over month by 2.3% in June 2021 compared with May 2021. Prices continue to rise due to high demand and low inventories. "With plenty of cash on the sidelines, along...
08/03/2021
Mortgage backed securities closed up 19 basis points today at 102.19 having closed 32 points above the 200 day moving average. The conforming rate is at 2.75% today. My jumbo pricing is now sizzling! The 30 year jumbo for $1 million was at 2,875%. Whether in New England, the Mid Atlantic or the M...
08/03/2021
Manufacturing activity eased in July from June but has increased now for the fourteenth consecutive months. The ISM Index fell to 59.5 last month from the June reading of 60.6. A reading above 50 indicates that the manufacturing economy is generally expanding; below 50 indicates that it is genera...
08/02/2021
Mortgage backed securities closed up 19 basis points today at 102.19 having closed 32 points above the 200 day moving average. The conforming rate is at 2.75% today. My jumbo pricing is now sizzling! The 30 year jumbo for $1 million was at 3.125%. Whether in New England, the Mid Atlantic or the M...
08/02/2021
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