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Why Rising Mortgage Rates Don’t Really Matter

November 12, 2018Market AlertMortgagesloans, mortgage business, rising mortgage rates

If you’re a mortgage originator, rising rates have likely sent you into a panic. Let us put your mind at ease: Rising mortgage rates don’t really matter.

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The Presidential Impact on Interest Rates

December 12, 2016Market AlertInterest Rate ForecastMBS securities, mortgage interest rate prediction, mortgage market, mortgage originators, mortgage rate forecast

There is a long history of presidential elections impacting the interest rate forecast. The uncertainty that a new president brings to the market always causes some fluctuation. The 2016 presidential election was no exception. In October, Forbes published an article stating, “People…

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Where the Mortgage Market is Headed in 2017

December 1, 2016Market AlertMortgage Rate Forecastaccurate mortgage, interest rate predictions, MBS market, mortgage backed securities, mortgage rate predictions, mortgage rate trends

2016 was a tumultuous year for everything from the arts to politics. Major events like Brexit and the U.S. presidential campaign left people shocked and the economy reeling. The shockwaves of 2016 haven’t even begun to subside, either. Many of…

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How Bonds Affect Mortgage Interest Rates Part Two

October 15, 2016Market AlertMortgage Rate Forecastinterest rate predictions, mortgage backed securities, mortgage rate predictions, mortgage rate trends

Last time, we began a two-part series examining how bonds can have an impact on mortgage interest rates and mortgage-backed securities. If you missed it, you can find it here. Today, we are going to conclude the series with a…

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How Bonds Affect Mortgage Interest Rates

September 25, 2016Market AlertMortgage Rate Forecastinterest rate predictions, mortgage backed securities, mortgage rate predictions, mortgage rate trends

Here at Market Alert, we pride ourselves on being at the top of the mortgage rate forecast game. Proprietary algorithms allow us to predict market and mortgage rate trends without having to rely solely on past data and information sets…

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How the Fed Manipulates Mortgage Rates and the Economy

September 15, 2016Market AlertMortgage Rate Forecastinterest rate predictions, MBS market, mortgage rate predictions, mortgage rate trends

Mortgage rates are highly dependent upon a number of variables. The interest rates affecting them are subject to those variables as well. But one of the most influential factors controlling interest and mortgage rates is the Federal Reserve. The Fed…

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Does The Election Influence Mortgage Rates?

September 6, 2016Market AlertInterest Rate ForecastMBS securities, mortgage interest rate prediction, mortgage market, mortgage originators, mortgage rate forecast

The truth about the upcoming election and its correlation to mortgage interest rate predictions As November 8th approaches all of our calendars, there is probably much more on our minds than just thinking about who is going to lead our…

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The Early Bird Gets The Worm

August 30, 2016Market AlertMortgage Rate Forecastinterest rate predictions, mortgage rate predictions

There is a level of importance in being prompt. It is true what they say, the early bird does, in fact, usually get the worm. Think about it. If you get to the Farmers Market first thing in the morning,…

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The Big and Short of It

August 22, 2016Market AlertUncategorizedmortgage backed securities, mortgage market, mortgage rate forecast, mortgage rate predictions

If you are a mortgage broker or real estate agent or homeowner who wants to be knowledgeable about their home investment, then you’ve probably seen the movie or read the book, The Big Short.  A movie that details what happened…

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About MBS

August 10, 2016Market AlertMortgage Backed SecuritiesMBS mortgage, MBS prices, MBS securities, mortgage rate forecast, mortgage rate predictions

When discussing the MBS market with non-industry professionals, there is one question that arises more than any other: What are mortgage-backed securities? One would think that a casual web search would reveal all the information one would ever need to…

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