Friday, June 12, 2009

The latest on mortgage rates

It’s not pretty. Mortgage rates have jumped in recent weeks, cooling the refi boom and putting Ben Bernanke’s plan to reignite the housing market in danger. Blame the rise in the yield on the ten-year Treasury bond.

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A more detailed look at the how and why of mortgage rates is available in my post, What is behind the recent rise in mortgage rates, at Examiner.com.

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