• July 10, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 July Coupon is currently up +33 BPS. Three Things: These are the three areas that have the greatest ability to impact your backend pricing this week. 1) Inflation Nation, 2) The Talking Fed and 3) Central Bank Palooza 1) Inflation Nation: We get several measures

• July 8, 2023
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Good economic news isn’t necessarily good for interest rates. Do you want to know why? Michael Harris explains that and more in this episode of Your Real Estate Life. Plus, if you’re interested in eliminating your debt sooner and creating real wealth for yourself, Michael will tell you of his Perfect Financial GPS Program that

• July 7, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 July Coupon is currently down -8 BPS. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Its Big Jobs Friday! You can read the official BLS report here. Here is the Tale of the Tape: Jobs: June Non Farm Payrolls (NFP) increased by 209K vs. estimates of 225K May NFP were revised downward from

• July 6, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 July Coupon is currently down -31 BPS. Taking it to the House: Weekly Mortgage Applications fell by -4.4%. Purchases were down -4.6% and Refinances were down -4.1%. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: We have several key jobs reports this morning: The Talking Fed: Today we will hear from Dallas Fed

• July 5, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 July Coupon is currently down -26 BPS. Rosie the Riveter: May Factory Orders fell short of expectations, up 0.3% vs. est. of 0.8%. However, it was expansionary and the second straight monthly increase of 0.3%. The Talking Fed: We got the Minutes from the last FOMC meeting at

• July 3, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW Three Things: These are the three areas that have the greatest ability to impact your backend pricing this week. 1) Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, 2) The Talking Fed and 3) Rosie the Riveter 1) Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: We get a ton of job and wage related data this week culminating in Big Jobs Friday.

• July 2, 2023
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  We are halfway down the year. Fittingly, we are also celebrating Independence Day just as we are continuing the fight against inflation to gain the financial freedom we want. In this episode, Michael Harris helps us navigate through the key days we need to be looking out for. From interest increases and other inflationary

• June 30, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 July Coupon is currently up +21 BPS. Inflation Nation: The Fed’s key measure of inflation, Core PCE (Ex food and energy) increased in May by 0.3% on a MOM basis on top of April’s increase of 0.4%. The consensus estimates were from 0.4%. YOY, Core PCE was up

• June 29, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 July Coupon is currently down -31 BPS. Taking it to the House: The May Pending Home Sales Index dropped by -2.7% vs. 0.2%. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Initial Weekly Jobless Claims were better (lower) than expected, 239K vs. est. of 265K. The more closely watched 4 week moving average

• June 28, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 July Coupon is currently up +20 BPS. Taking it to the House: Weekly Mortgage Applications increased by 3.0%. Refinances were up 3.3% and Purchases were up 2.8% Central Bank Palooza: We heard from ALL the bigwigs today in a Central Bankers panel in Portugal. MBS didn’t have much