Episode Details

Mortgage rates today are jumping toward 7.5% as oil prices surge over 4% and the mortgage bond market drops 38 ticks. I break down the bond market, inflation data, and Federal Reserve rate hike odds so homebuyers, homeowners, and realtors know what to expect.

In this episode of The Rate Update:
🛢️ Oil jumps over 4% after Trump rejects the Iranian proposal on the strait, and why that hits mortgage rates
📉 Mortgage bonds (MBS) are down 38 ticks, and what that means for your rate today
📅 This week's economic reports: Case-Shiller home prices, consumer confidence, JOLTS job openings, and Core PCE inflation, with my forecasts
🏦 Why the Fed funds rate doesn't set your mortgage rate, and what the bond market is really doing
📊 Why the 30 year fixed sits at 7.43% while the 10 year Treasury is 5.17%, and how the risk premium spread is keeping rates high
⚠️ Fed rate hike odds: about a 68% chance at the next meeting
🏡 What I'm telling clients: if you're under contract, walk in the rate today; if you're buying down the road, qualify at 7.5% to 7.75%

Read today's full breakdown and the numbers behind it on my blog:
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Oil Jumps 4%, Mortgage Bonds Fall, Rates Near 7.5%
1:30 What the Fed Does and What Actually Moves Mortgage Rates
3:00 This Week's Data: Home Prices, Confidence, Jobs, Core PCE
7:00 Why Rates Aren't Getting Back to 5%: Bonds and Risk Premium
10:30 Fed Hike Odds and What Homebuyers Should Do Now

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