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 Will 5-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Further?2 z7 L6 }. f2 k5 K
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Banks last raised mortgage rates on June 9, when the 5-year bond yield was at 2.68%.
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( F- {- ?: f" i2 I0 {5 J: ^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." , I. v6 P3 r- }. k% ]8 k m
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He 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." h1 ^# l8 m6 X
* }# y* [6 f' s, Z5 Y- K& d6 y8 \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.& A3 j& O( l" m( L* y6 e" q
' v/ u# m; m- M# n" r/ p! q5 o) n5 \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.# U- c9 e& t# C1 x3 |* |& v7 _- j, n
4 D& r5 m* R. b; \But remember, trying to time bond and mortgage rates is financially hazardous. While you’re waiting, rates can move the wrong way—quickly. ) K2 ?4 q7 A( c6 x3 w* u3 a, \: n; g4 T
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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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