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 Will 5-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Further?
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' z: L& @1 \! ^ s Banks last raised mortgage rates on June 9, when the 5-year bond yield was at 2.68%.; L: Z! \& d Y% g( i% i
$ e a5 c* x: z1 G+ Y; L1 |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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3 D& A/ ], M- u3 ]3 S* I7 }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."
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& n. ^: w; Q: P& o, XHe 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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0 p" f( E9 B( |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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If 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 $478 over five years, assuming a 25-year amortization and typical fixed rates.$ S- w3 o5 m9 q# N
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But remember, trying to time bond and mortgage rates is financially hazardous. While you’re waiting, rates can move the wrong way—quickly. $ H7 V, C# h" q- w0 Q, `5 ^6 W
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You’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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