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 Will 5-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Further?; O+ B; L; V6 b# [6 ~: n8 M
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Banks last raised mortgage rates on June 9, when the 5-year bond yield was at 2.68%.# [( X# l+ m+ N$ Z
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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.$ Y$ a$ ?& j6 n, `
$ J D" }8 X$ w' X) f7 DBMO 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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1 A" R( @* f; G- ZHe 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."3 b! {: P9 J2 ^. k. b+ q8 X
2 c/ t2 A0 Y M+ I1 h, L5 iThe 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 $478 over five years, assuming a 25-year amortization and typical fixed rates. Q( h2 ]: f( [4 n$ N
* n6 `9 [4 G8 _; {: SBut remember, trying to time bond and mortgage rates is financially hazardous. While you’re waiting, rates can move the wrong way—quickly. ! M) k& Z: h# Y+ |
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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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