Jeff Jensen's Blog

Treasury prices closed near unchanged in yesterday's holiday shortened session. The 10-yr yield was at .67% in quiet trading. Stocks are higher on strong jobs data amid virus fears. Bonds closed at 2:00 p.m. ET, stocks at regular time, 4:00 p.m. ET. All markets are closed today in observance of I...

Mortgage backed securities (MBS) market closed up 10 basis points today at 103.78 having closed 308 points above support offered by 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 3.75%. Whether in New En...

Inflation has been non-existent in the past two months due to the coronavirus induced shutdown of the U.S. economy. The inflation reading Core PCE fell to 1% annually in April, down 0.5% monthly from March. Personal Spending fell by 13.6% while Personal Incomes rose 10.5%. The personal savings ra...

Mortgage backed securities (MBS) market closed up 19 basis points today at 103.69 having closed 301points above support offered by 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 3.75%. Whether in New Eng...

Just over 40 million Americans are now on the unemployment line since the shutdown began in mid-March but there is a silver lining. Weekly Initial Jobless Claims rose 2.123 million versus the 2 million expected for the week ended May 23. However, continuing claims or the number of people who have...

Mortgage backed securities (MBS) market closed flat today at 103.50 having closed 284 points above support offered by 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 3.75%. Whether in New England, the Mid...

Mortgage rates continued to hover near record lows in the latest week as low rates spur on purchase activity. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reports that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was essentially unchanged at 3.42% with 0.33 in points. The Market Composite Index, a measure of total ...

Mortgage backed securities (MBS) market closed down 6 basis points today at 103.50 having closed 285 points above support offered by 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 3.75%. Whether in New E...

Sales of newly constructed single-family homes unexpectedly jumped in April though the market may not have felt the full impact from the pandemic as job losses mount. New Home Sales rose 0.6% in April from March to an annual rate of 623,000 units, well above the 485,000 expected. Sales were down ...

Mortgage backed securities (MBS) market closed up 6 basis points today at 103.56 having closed 294 points above support offered by 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 3.75%. Whether in New Eng...