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For the week ending 10.10.24 Mortgage rates INCREASED 20bp to 6.32%.
For a $100,000 loan, the monthly payment decreased to $620/mo or $0.43/day.
Mortgages increased while the 10-year Treasury rates INCREASED 24bp for the week ended 10/10/24. Spread decreased 4bp to 223bp. With the historical spread being 168 there now exists a “safety cushion” of 55bp above the historical spread.
The historic spread between the 10-year Treasury and mortgage rates is 168pb (see green line, right axis) and currently is 55bp above historical norm.
In July this spread was 150bp. Mortgage rates have decreased more than the 10-year.
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