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ZT - TMG - Will 5-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Further?( B0 Q1 y7 n" [: B& d0 n
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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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0 K! j' O8 i7 o- @. E% xSince 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." ; O8 D& K/ `) d }% d) ^% O. c
0 L7 V' E! W. }9 I4 x' o: W5 Z/ X& C. U; \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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: s7 X5 e8 e$ _" l; ]( YThe 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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6 W* {( b4 x, B& h% i6 e2 dIf 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 $478 over five years, assuming a 25-year amortization and typical fixed rates.# |; J9 Q* Q1 E( \
. Y/ e( B- Y0 W* }$ ^ v! h! {# ?: g1 EBut remember, trying to time bond and mortgage rates is financially hazardous. While you're waiting, rates can move the wrong way-quickly. 7 \ @1 a8 H! M
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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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