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 Will 5-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Further?9 L3 k3 n) l$ d
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Banks last raised mortgage rates on June 9, when the 5-year bond yield was at 2.68%./ z. W) S3 x A f7 w
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Since then, the 5-year yield (which guides fixed mortgage pricing) has fallen to 2.44%, but bank rates have not budged.
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# V, I# C2 x( L; w7 h8 \BMO economist, Doug Porter, told the Toronto Star it’s because banks "want to be convinced that it is not a flash in the pan and that any retreat in yields is sustained." 2 |2 q; [, `7 V; K* K
" j+ _3 w y, X+ T- r7 ?: @He says: "I believe that we are probably not too far away from that point. It might take a little more of a deeper rally (in bond prices) to make it completely convincing."
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The often quoted CIBC economist, Benjamin Tal, thinks yields could fall another 0.05% to 0.10%, but any drop in fixed-rates will be short-lived. "By the end of the year, we'll start seeing rates rising," he says.
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& S* y% ~5 C, N1 b7 A6 AIf rates do drop another 0.10%, it would translate into a $5.50 monthly payment savings for every $100,000 of mortgage. That’s a total savings of $478 over five years, assuming a 25-year amortization and typical fixed rates.
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% ~. y& Z3 j( j0 NBut remember, trying to time bond and mortgage rates is financially hazardous. While you’re waiting, rates can move the wrong way—quickly. 0 d9 Z7 W# J# g7 P r0 e5 N
/ X' G& e! y7 k6 C/ U% M+ IYou’re usually better served by focusing on factors that can dwarf a 0.10% rate savings, like finding a mortgage with the optimal term and just the right amount of flexibility (pre-payment options, openness, readvanceability, etc.). Too much flexibility is a waste, and too little can cost you in the long-run. |
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