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ZT - TMG - Will 5-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Further?% p( Y9 Q* q% Q8 T& c6 ?
% R; @; d: ~1 d! O3 WBanks last raised mortgage rates on June 9, when the 5-year bond yield was at 2.68%.
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* j* }. N- G" E0 s6 z T; L. fSince 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." : b0 z2 t7 ~. u: \1 c" P5 O
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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."
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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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% k( {9 P- d5 H; L# p" {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- b( ?1 N! a# \. B
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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. ) q% `2 i d5 `
! B4 E/ W, [# ?% G2 w" Y+ E! QYou'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.6 A- Z6 j; ~/ b& h0 z4 B
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