This is my daily advice on floating or locking your Delaware Mortgage Rate for Friday, February 27, 2009.

Mortgage bonds moved higher initially this morning but have since given back any gains as the stock market rallied on better than expected consumer confidence. The government is taking a 36% stake in CitiGroup. Here is the full story http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_on_bi_ge/citigroup_rescue

The Federal Reserve has announced that it has completed the purchase of 160 Billion in mortgages since it started the program in January. Keep Reading...

This is my daily advice on floating or locking your Delaware Mortgage Rate for Thursday, February 26, 2009.

The mortgage rates stayed pretty much the same as yesterday. We are about 0.375% worse than when we started the week. We experienced a big sell-off in bonds this week as investors decided to buy up in coupon mortgage bonds which mean bonds that are paying a higher rate. Sellers were selling them down in coupon bonds which are the 4.0% and 4.5% bonds. This has forced mortgage rates higher.  If you didn’t lock in your rate at the beginning of the week then I recommend floating as we may move higher next week. Friday may see more of a sell-off so be prepared for the rate to tick up another 1/8. Keep Reading...

This is my daily advice for floating or locking your Delaware Mortgage Rate for Wednesday, February 25, 2009.

Mortgage Bonds opened up down this morning but are still trading in a tight range. The stock market gave back much of the gains it experienced yesterday. Obama’s speech didn’t do much to lift the markets this morning.

I am recommending floating for now if you didn’t lock in early in the week.  If the bond starts to move lower then I would lock in your rate.

If you need advice or help with a Delaware Mortgage Rate, please feel free to call me at 302-368-7132 or send an e-mail to DelawareMortgages@yahoo.com. Keep Reading...

This is my daily advice on floating or locking your Delaware Mortgage Rate for Tuesday, February 24, 2009.

The stock market recovered today after hitting a 12 year low. The recovery in the stock market pulled some money out of the bond market. The mortgage-backed securities finished the day down 16 basis points. It is still trading in a tight range. Mortgage rates are still about the same as yesterday. If you haven’t locked your loan already then I recommend floating your mortgage rate.  If stocks continue to rally and pull more money out of bonds then I would recommend locking in your rate. Keep Reading...

This is my daily advice on floating or locking your Delaware Mortgage Rate for Monday, February 23, 2009.

Stocks were lifted at the beginning of the day but sold off after bad news from GE, AIG, and CitiGroup. Mortgage-backed securities traded in a tight range and finished the day almost unchanged.  Bonds have still not benefited much from the stock market sell-off.

I am recommending carefully floating but be prepared to lock.  Bonds are sitting just below a tough layer of resistance which may be tough to push through. So FLOAT but be prepared to lock if bonds sell off to lock in gains. Keep Reading...

There will be a Free Budgeting Seminar on Wednesday, March 11, 2009, from 6:30 PM till 7:30 PM at the Primary Residential Mortgage’s Office in Newark, Delaware.  The seminar will cover the basics of making a household budget, how to track daily, weekly, and yearly expenses, and how to use your budget as part of an overall financial plan.  Each participant will receive a Free Excel Budget Calculator and a Budgeting Handbook.  You will also learn how to not only cut your expenses but increase your income Keep Reading...

This is my daily advice on floating or locking your loan for Friday, February 20, 2009.

The mortgage-backed securities (MBS) have opened higher this morning on weak stock reports. The CPI (Consumer Price Index) came out this morning as expected which is good news because this is a measure of inflation and a sign of increasing inflation would be bad for mortgage bonds.

If you didn’t lock your rate on Wednesday then you should continue floating unless there is a reversal and stocks start to rally, if that happens we could see the MBS drop and rates re-price for the worse. Keep Reading...