Bob Walters
Bob Walters
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Fixed mortgage rates stayed in a narrow, historically low, band in February.
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The trend of homeowners to exit adjustable rate mortgages into the safety of fixed rates has intensified; those homeowners realize that when those ARMs adjust, they will adjust to rates higher than today's current 30 year fixed rate.
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Low long-term rates and a strong jobs market will continue to provide substantial support to the housing market.
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News from the Fed that they may continue raising short-term rates surprised the market, causing short-term rates to exceed long-term rates.
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The bulls basically hoped for a number showing housing is eroding, and they didn't get it. I'm not surprised. As long as jobs are strong -- as long as interest rates are low -- this isn't going to change.
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Affordability will keep prices in check, But for as long as rates stay near historic lows and employment remains strong, I think pricing will stay strong. We probably won't see the double-digit gains that we've seen.
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We may see a flattening of the increase, but not much of a drop. The fundamentals remain strong: Employment is robust, and interest rates remain low.
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Home sales will remain strong because all the fundamentals remain rock solid. Long-term rates are falling, inflation is falling and employment remains strong.
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Although down somewhat, the purchase market continues to benefit from strong job formation and long-term mortgage rates that have remained within range of 40-year lows.
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That would be your standard adult bald eagle...just kind of hanging out as they do.
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We have worked hard over the past three years in developing a wide array of products -- all credit types, all documentation types, all amortization types and all combinations of first and second mortgages.
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Solid fundamentals are expected to support home sales in coming months.
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I hate when people try to read too much into a monthly number. Last month did not portend that housing was going to triple and this month does not portend that housing is going to collapse.
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We've been on a meteoric rise for three or four years now. Houses can only double in value every five or six years for a while before plain economics bring them back in line.