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 Will 5-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Further?
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, X1 w5 O! z2 e4 O7 Z* }# H Banks last raised mortgage rates on June 9, when the 5-year bond yield was at 2.68%.2 B) x+ n: F/ W/ W$ u r
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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.$ o) Y X2 A0 w: b( j6 L m7 ^
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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." " ?* d5 Q' O* j6 [) P, n
K8 H2 r- S2 k# `; WHe 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.". X9 x7 b$ Z" }* P/ h+ R
w r7 c* B9 x9 P7 B# U% UThe 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.3 w' U b5 G/ }3 O. {: {& ]
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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.
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3 ~7 M) z" O- lBut remember, trying to time bond and mortgage rates is financially hazardous. While you’re waiting, rates can move the wrong way—quickly. " d Y* ^* Z. Z8 B8 Q5 g+ j, \! D, H
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You’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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