Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Todays Rates and Updates on the Mortgage Market

Rates are looking great! Conventional is as low as 4.99% and FHA as low as 5.375%!*OAC

"Mortgage Bonds are trading sideways in a wide range between support and resistance. There is a large $28 Billion 3-year Note auction this afternoon, which could pressure the Bond market due to added supply.

Stocks are rising today on word that Congress will approve a $15 Billon bailout to keep the Detroit 3 auto makers from seeking bankruptcy protection. Also helping Stocks are shares of energy companies, which are getting a lift from higher oil prices this week. Oil, now at $44.50 a barrel, has risen almost $4 a barrel since Friday's close.

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Hang on for a bumpy ride! still no more news on the Famous 4.5% that the government is going to magically do. Who knows, maybe the market will do it on its own.