The 30-year mortgage rate rose 2 basis points over the week to 3.91 percent. However, Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) was conducted before investors drove Treasury yields sharply lower in a reaction to the surprisingly weak CPI release. If that drop in yields sticks, mortgage rates are likely to follow in next week’s survey.
For Week Ending June 3, 2017
Whether or not new listings or total sales are up or down in week-to-week measures, there are two universal truths in residential real estate across the country at the moment: the market is quite active, and, thus, overall inventory is still trending downward compared to last year. That will likely be the case for the entirety of 2017, especially at the pace that homes are coming off the market.
In the Twin Cities region, for the week ending June 3:
For the month of April:
All comparisons are to 2016
Click here for the full Weekly Market Activity Report. From The Skinny Blog.
The 10-year Treasury yield fell 3 basis points this week. The 30-year mortgage rate moved in tandem with Treasury yields, falling 5 basis points to 3.89 percent. Mixed economic data and increasing uncertainty are continuing to push rates to the lowest levels in nearly seven months.
For Week Ending May 27, 2017
The current situation for residential real estate is the ongoing situation for residential real estate. The market is active, and the trend lines are showing nothing out of a long-standing ordinary. There may not be as many homes for sale as one would like, and price increases are starting to make one look more closely at affordability, but real estate professionals are busy, and buyers and sellers are dancing in mutually beneficial transactional pairs.
In the Twin Cities region, for the week ending May 27:
For the month of April:
All comparisons are to 2016
Click here for the full Weekly Market Activity Report. From The Skinny Blog.
In a short week following Memorial Day, the 10-year Treasury yield fell 4 basis points. The 30-year mortgage rate remained relatively flat, falling 1 basis point to 3.94 percent and once again hitting a new 2017 low.
