Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Long-term interest rates again

This morning's Wall Street Journal reports that long-term interest rates are at their lowest levels in months, with the ten-year Treasury at 4.55 percent. They also note:

Recent data from the Mortgage Bankers Association suggests that some families have taken advantage of a decline in long-term mortgage rates to refinance their mortgages and lock in lower payments. The association's index of mortgage refinancing applications has risen 27% since mid-July, and now stands at its highest level since February.


The MBA has been ahead of the curve in figuring out how the inverted yield curve would affect refinancing. This should help soften price declines in the housing market, particularly in markets away from the coasts.

Nevertheless, yesterday's news on prices and inventories out of NAR was ugly: prices are falling a bit, and inventories are at a high for the decade.

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