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ZT - TMG - Will 5-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Further?0 Y# I- u) z& r F0 }& S
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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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$ L4 `8 }' v. W0 BSince then, the 5-year yield (which guides fixed mortgage pricing) has fallen to 2.44%, but bank rates have not budged.7 w# C3 [, Y# \7 ?
3 U1 m, |: a( I7 }% R" fBMO 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." + j# h1 V" ]" Y2 e" r1 s
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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.". l3 I8 E" [' J4 @7 F) a: ?( c
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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.: l8 t6 v5 U! y# U5 o
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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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+ n( U0 o! R' k rBut remember, trying to time bond and mortgage rates is financially hazardous. While you're waiting, rates can move the wrong way-quickly. . ^1 ^3 I* s7 b5 ?
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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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