The financial industry is awaiting the much-anticipated rate announcement by the Fed after their December FOMC meeting. The market is expecting the Fed to lower the overnight rate by another 25 basis points. The 10 Year Treasury rate has risen sharply during the month of November heading towards 4.50% which most economists deem risky for the economy.
Click to read the most recent MSR Market Update! – Here we go again! Mortgage rates and all other rate indices continue their roller-coaster ride quarter after quarter. After so much anticipation of lower mortgage rates to remain throughout the rest of 2024, rates took a sharp U-turn and are back up about 68 basis points from their lows on September 30, 2024. The current rates reversal is significant since it took such a short time to get to back up to the same point where market rates were just three months ago. Click to read the full market update!
Described below within relevant tabs, you’ll find a listing of our Q3 2024 technology developments. This update also includes technology release notes for MCT’s MSRlive! and Business Intelligence tools.
The Fed has finally cut the overnight rate by 50 basis points, a larger cut than what was anticipated. The mortgage market had already built in the rate cut in their offerings; Mortgage rates continued their downward trend during the month of September;
Click to read the most recent MSR Market Update! – Finally, inflation data signals that the Fed’s anticipated rate reduction action is coming very soon, and probably during their meeting in September. Mortgage rates have already dropped by about 48 basis points since July 31, 2024, and 65 basis points lower since the end of Q2. The industry has already experienced some robust refinancing activity since July 2024 which could continue as the market awaits the Fed’s announcement. The real estate industry is anticipating robust mortgage/housing activity once the Fed’s announcement becomes a reality.
