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 Will 5-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Further?* n+ }( [# Y: @$ ?, Q7 D% F) G
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Banks last raised mortgage rates on June 9, when the 5-year bond yield was at 2.68%.: w' |' A' {1 O' V9 M/ n% n5 f
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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.! d* k7 i2 J8 ]) ~9 u k
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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." & S2 a' X, ]2 m, A' G. l
4 g3 j3 ]/ {" K" B2 mHe 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."6 q2 E( A. o7 v2 D
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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.: y( ]# L* W( @% W# ~0 \4 W
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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.3 y) p: G/ N( ]8 f
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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. % u! q4 K0 v4 y6 K" }0 ]
; K! c& T8 H0 R/ u; ]+ c8 oYou’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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