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ZT - TMG - Will 5-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Further?, r( a) E) r( B' i, @! ?5 c. B* O
9 m) ^9 D9 b$ A% U+ s4 \# S9 \, yBanks last raised mortgage rates on June 9, when the 5-year bond yield was at 2.68%." y+ m& C1 l: T
% B" }: _& Z! C0 MSince then, the 5-year yield (which guides fixed mortgage pricing) has fallen to 2.44%, but bank rates have not budged.$ M5 n* @) x0 p1 y- n: y
& [ ~; D+ X) l3 ` }5 ]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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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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+ m8 \, @- ]- j7 {. `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. n' l& I' s+ P; C$ Q4 Z1 n$ A9 e
, {6 x- t) x5 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 $478 over five years, assuming a 25-year amortization and typical fixed rates.
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But remember, trying to time bond and mortgage rates is financially hazardous. While you're waiting, rates can move the wrong way-quickly. - `9 G* B. g. ^8 k- I" x
! r: D; e) h9 i+ g$ TYou'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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