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Delaware Mortgage Rates – Update for May 21,2008

John Thomas May 21, 2008

As discussed yesterday, each time the price curve on the 5.5% coupon approaches 101-00, we begin to encounter resistance, and it will likely take an incontrovertibly grim economic outlook to create sufficient demand to push us higher. A 200 point drop in the Dow would be enough, but only if the index itself were much closer to 12000 than 13000. This would have to coincide with a lack of negative mortgage-related headlines.

We had hoped to float until the Fed Minutes today, but the Mortgage Backed Securities market appears to be getting a little too much resistance. So be advised some lenders may reprice for the worse if they already have Mortgage Interest rates out. We’re down 7/32nds on the day so far on the 5.5% coupon.

Lots of potential volatility remains for the day as we have limited data and the Fed Minutes in a few hours. Look for a more detailed analysis of the action following that. Until then, the safest bet is to lock your Delaware Mortgage Rate considering recent declines combined with the historically high MBS prices, but we may see more improvement for you risk-takers after the Fed minutes are released.

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John R. Thomas – NMLS 38783

Certified Mortgage Planner – Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc.

302-703-0727 DE Office / 610-906-3109 PA Office / 410-412-3319 MD Office

248 E Chestnut Hill Rd, Newark, DE 19713

About John Thomas

John Thomas and his team are long-time Delaware natives. They know the local real estate market as well as they know the loan products that help them serve it. Dedicated to helping first-time buyers; the John Thomas Team are experts on first-time buyer loan programs (FHA, VA, USDA) and conduct monthly first-time buyer seminars that have been attended by more than 3000 Delaware buyers.