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Rates Finally Go Lower!

August 2, 2024/by 101 Loan

It’s been over 20 months since interest rates started climbing as the Federal Reserve did everything to control inflation. This resulted in one of the worst lending climates for residential and commercial lending and real estate in the the last 30 years aside from the 2008 recession.

In January of 2023 we had over 200,000 licensed loan officers in the United States and in just 12 months, we lost almost half of that number due to rising interest rates and the lack of real estate and loan closings.

As a mortgage professional that provides Residential, Commercial, Reverse, Construction and Hard Money lending, I individually went from  10+ closings per month, to just a little over 2 closings per month which was dismal when compared to my past performance.

Per Barry Habib, an expert in the lending community, 2 closed loans or more was considered in the 99 percentile of loan officers in 2023.  Most loan officers closed 1 per month or less in 2023 and some haven’t closed any loans in 2024.

Unfortunately this year hasn’t been much different or better. I know so many loan officers and realtors, that were forced to sell their homes or change careers. Thank god for savings and keeping your eye on the ball or I would have been in the same boat as so many others.

Now let’s talk Interest Rates…
Our business (lending and real estate) can fuel the market if we are going strong.  While jobless claims went from an expected 14,000 to over 249,000 this month, (which is tough for those recently laid off), its great for the bond yield that has significantly dropped since October of 2023 which was at 5.0% and now at 3.8% putting pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower rates especially with inflation flattening and cooling off.
Will the Federal Reserve Drop Rates?
No one really knows, but the Federal Reserve also knows, if they don’t lower rates, it will stall the economy and put a negative impact on the Dow Jones and Nasdaq and worse yet, further increase the cost of living which is out of control and why gas prices, food prices, and utilities are the highest we have ever seen.  Again, no one is certain what the Federal Reserve will do nor the impact the elections will have on interest rates, but this I know, rates are much lower than just 6 months ago.  See below…
Current Rates on Purchase or Refi:
 
Jumbo Rates… ($1,149,830 or More in Loan Amount)
  • 30 Year 6.125% at 1 Point (with an APR of 6.291)
  • 30 Year 6.375% at 0 Points (with and APR of 6.569)
  • 30 Year 6.625% at 0 Points/0 Fees (with and APR of 6.819)

Note: Above based on a 75% ltv or less with a mid fico score 780 or higher.

Conforming Rates…($1,149,825 or Less in Loan Amount)

  • 30 Year 5.875% at 0 Points (with an APR of 6.069)
  • 30 Year 6.125% at 0 Points / 0 Fees (with and APR of 6.394)

Note: Above based on a 75% ltv or less with a mid fico score 780 or higher.

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