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For the week ending 10.24.24 Mortgage rates INCREASED 10bp to 6.54%.
For a $100,000 loan, the monthly payment increased to $635/mo or $0.22/day.
Mortgages increased 10bp while the 10-year Treasury rates rose 12bp for the week ended 10/247/24. Spread decreased 2bp to 235bp. With the historical spread being 168 there now exists a “safety cushion” of 65bp 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 65bp above the historical norm. In July this spread was 150bp. Mortgage rates have decreased for more than the 10-year.
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