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ZT - TMG - Will 5-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Further?0 @5 F- x# \# R8 W; D) _
5 t+ K" n4 z- }- S# ?* F3 iBanks last raised mortgage rates on June 9, when the 5-year bond yield was at 2.68%.9 V5 b3 \. |$ M Y, b) G4 O! c1 M
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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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2 n) x) F7 w9 A0 a+ |8 pBMO 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."
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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."
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, o2 l& L& F/ r8 V$ d1 \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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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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% y, |5 d6 f) D# d# ?But remember, trying to time bond and mortgage rates is financially hazardous. While you're waiting, rates can move the wrong way-quickly.
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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.9 H* V- S; d" Q: ]* k- P: v9 P
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