Delaware mortgage rate weekly mortgage market update for the week of December 10, 2012, by John R. Thomas with Primary Residential Mortgage in Newark, DE. John is the Newark, Delaware branch manager and the author of the book, Your Guide to Buying Your First Home in Delaware. Call 302-703-0727 to get a free mortgage planning consultation or APPLY ONLINE for Delaware mortgage loan

Delaware mortgage rates ended the week last week higher as mortgage bonds sold off to end the week. The reason for the sell-off in bonds is some good news released last week on the economy.  Friday the Labor Department released the November 2012 jobs report and stated employers added 146,000 new jobs in November which was well above the predicted 90,000 jobs. The unemployment rate also ticked down to 7.7% in November which is the lowest since December 2008.

This news appears to be positive and the stock market did rally and pushed the bond market lower and mortgage rates higher. But the report was misleading. The previous two months of jobs report for September and October were revised lower from 319,000 to 270,000 for both months. We also saw the Labor Force Participation Rate fall to 63.6% which is the lowest reading in over 31 years. So the unemployment rate dropped to 7.7% not because more people are working but because 350,000 more people have stopped looking for work and aren’t counted in the unemployment number.

I am recommending FLOATING  your Delaware Mortgage Rate if you are closing in the next 30 days to see if the market can recover from knee jerk reaction to employment numbers. Call 302-703-0727 to schedule a free mortgage consultation to get pre-approved for a mortgage to purchase a home or to refinance your existing mortgage to lower your rate and save thousands of dollars in interest. There are several special governments refinance programs to help underwater Delaware homeowners refinance. There is the FHA Streamline Refinance Program, the VA IRRRL Streamline Refinance Program, and there is the HARP 1.0 and HARP 2.0 refinance programs. Call us or e-mail us now to get more information or you can APPLY ONLINE.

The next Free Delaware First Time Home Buyer Seminar is Saturday, December 15, 2012, in Newark, Delaware and Tuesday, December 18, 2012, in Dover, Delaware. Register by calling 302-703-0727 or Register online at http://www.delawarehomebuyerseminar.com/

Then next Free Maryland First Time Home Buyer Seminar is Saturday, January 12, 2012, in Towson, Maryland. Register by calling 410-412-3319 or Register online at http://www.MarylandHomeBuyerSeminars.com

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