Thursday, July 30, 2009

Mortgage Update

Here’s the latest pricing as well as an interesting story about home sales from CNBC…

Current Mortgage Pricing From Hometown Lending

30 Yr Fixed

 

5/1 ARM

 

7/1 ARM

 

Rate

Price

Rate

Price

Rate

Price

4.500%

2.125

3.750%

1.375

4.250%

1.125

4.625%

1.625

3.875%

1.000

4.375%

0.750

4.750%

0.875

4.000%

0.625

4.500%

0.250

4.875%

0.250

4.125%

0.250

4.625%

0.000

5.000%

-0.250

4.250%

-0.125

4.750%

-0.375

15 Yr Fixed

 

10/1 ARM

 

 VA/FHA

 

Rate

Price

Rate

Price

Rate

Price

4.250%

0.375

4.375%

1.250

 5.500

0.000

4.375%

-0.125

4.500%

0.875

 

 

4.500%

-0.625

4.625%

0.500

 

 

4.625%

-1.125

4.750%

0.000

 

 

4.750%

-1.375

4.875%

-0.375

 

 

Exclusive Data: Home Sales All About Price

Anybody pick up a newspaper this morning? Home price chatter is all the rage, thanks to a rare, positive report from the folks at S&P Case Shiller.

Now, apparently, it's time for everybody to take a side: Has housing hit bottom or hasn't it? Don't worry, I won't answer that question. Not my job.

I will answer a question that I was asking into the air yesterday, and that is, what's selling at what price point?

I absolutely detest these wildly generalized reports that say, "home prices nationwide are up or down X percent." That doesn't mean anything.

So I asked the National Association of Realtors to pull some data for me on where sales stand at specific price points. Have a look, and I think it might help you to understand better whether or not housing has "hit bottom."

Link: Mixed Picture for Home Foreclosures

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