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 Will 5-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Further?
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6 M" Q& f7 @! V' a Banks last raised mortgage rates on June 9, when the 5-year bond yield was at 2.68%.
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Since then, the 5-year yield (which guides fixed mortgage pricing) has fallen to 2.44%, but bank rates have not budged.# g7 T+ o0 Z7 y
! `4 x) ?+ y9 [0 ^2 H' f; mBMO 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." " q+ v7 E9 u5 k7 w; a0 ^
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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."" D! n$ w; u4 Q' E# P4 a, r
) r1 x6 h1 n' ]6 Q% L- TThe 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.: M8 H, v6 q) x. N; ^
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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.1 J! w6 W4 a# T4 V; u; ?
3 o5 [" n6 o' D0 @* M0 }But remember, trying to time bond and mortgage rates is financially hazardous. While you’re waiting, rates can move the wrong way—quickly. ! _# `& {5 @* s
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You’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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