Delaware mortgage rate weekly mortgage market update for the week of October 8, 2012, by John R. Thomas with Primary Residential Mortgage in Newark, DE. John is the Newark 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 are still at all-time historic lows but the mortgage bond sold off to end the week as some good economic news was released.  Rates did move up to end the week but still remain new all-time historic lows. The big report that moved home loan rates higher was the unemployment rate for September 2012 had a drastic one month from 8.1% to 7.8%. This is the lowest since reading since 2009 and the first time unemployment number dropped below 8% in 44 months. The labor market created 114,000 jobs which were in line with expectations of 115,000 which wouldn’t have lowered the unemployment.  The rate dropped because job reports for August and July were revised much higher.

The Jobs Report sounds good at first but the economy needs to be producing 250,000 jobs a month to start a recovery so this is not going to cause much improvement in the economy and the better gauge of the job picture is the Labor Force Participation Rate which still remains at all-time historic low of 63.5%, it only improved by 0.1%.  This shows that we still have a historically low rate of people participating in the economy.

A better report to look at to show the real number of unemployed people is the U6 which stayed the same at 14.7%. This report takes into account people who have stopped looking for work and people who took part-time work which is not counted in the unemployment that was calculated at 7.8%.

The Federal Reserve QE3 program has been in full force and it is the major factor helping Delaware mortgage rates reach all-time historic lows. The Feds have stated they will continue the QE3 program until economy recovers or until inflation moves higher.

I am recommending LOCKING in your Delaware Mortgage Rate if you are closing in the next 30 days to take advantage of the lowest rates ever in history! 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, October 20, 2012, in Newark, Delaware and Tuesday, October 23, 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, October 13, 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