November Opens With Increased Volatility

Last week, October ended with one-month highs in mortgage rates. As we go into November, rates are inching up even further. Much of this activity can be attributed to the recent Fed Announcement, which promised to tighten policy. This serves to push up US Treasuries, which influences the mortgage-backed securities that directly influence mortgage rates.

The good news is that, as this represents the market correcting itself in anticipation of the Fed’s policy rate hike, we can likely expect it not to be affected any further by the time the hike goes into effect. In the meantime, though, the market will be under all the more pressure. The more it looks like the planned hike will happen in December, the more we can expect rates to move upward. This week in particular has a high potential for volatility, with the upcoming jobs report on Friday morning marking the time of highest risk. Unless you can afford to take risks, you would be well-advised to lock into current rates by Thursday.

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