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 Will 5-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Further?( \/ Q2 X4 s# r, j7 p, Y9 @2 K0 j
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Banks last raised mortgage rates on June 9, when the 5-year bond yield was at 2.68%.- o% _% u3 X" I0 }
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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.
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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." ?) Z* n; J I W" ^+ A$ k: [% W
" L% I& c/ U( p+ dHe 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."
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The 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.
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T; K d1 v. y; @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.1 _( c, }0 p% a# [: W, U u
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But remember, trying to time bond and mortgage rates is financially hazardous. While you’re waiting, rates can move the wrong way—quickly. 8 G4 M1 R+ e5 e2 E! b
! [. c6 ]/ c+ K' ?/ `' cYou’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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