From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: NOW Mortgage Rates Are at 4-Year Highs
Mortgage rates moved markedly higher today, officially leaving them at new 4-year highs.
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The average lender is quoting very well-qualified borrowers with huge downpayments something north of 4.5% on conventional 30yr fixed mortgages today. Let’s call it 4.625%. Up until Friday, that number hadn’t been over 4.5% except for on a few of those ill-fated February days. [30YR FIXED – 4.625%]
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Tuesday:
• At 9:00 AM ET, S&P/Case-Shiller House Price Index for February. The consensus is for a 6.2% year-over-year increase in the Comp 20 index for February.
• Also at 9:00 AM, FHFA House Price Index for February 2018. This was originally a GSE only repeat sales, however there is also an expanded index.
• At 10:00 AM, New Home Sales for March from the Census Bureau. The consensus is for 630 thousand SAAR, up from 618 thousand in February.
• Also at 10:00 AM, Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for April.