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ZT - TMG - Will 5-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Further?+ W$ }; F; | F' L
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Banks last raised mortgage rates on June 9, when the 5-year bond yield was at 2.68%.! v# V5 F9 y- E- X! v7 D6 |* H
" [- {/ q2 }; Z# `2 U& _: {5 F: DSince then, the 5-year yield (which guides fixed mortgage pricing) has fallen to 2.44%, but bank rates have not budged." i) j! E1 m% y# J# K6 M) _/ A
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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."
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3 x" k, [& a0 _& QHe 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."& m. ?0 t2 @( V& b3 E) a* e& t/ y
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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.
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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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But remember, trying to time bond and mortgage rates is financially hazardous. While you're waiting, rates can move the wrong way-quickly. $ u/ c" y; B& K* x
- t9 G$ Z- i9 D0 GYou'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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