The 5.0 current coupon has just moved to the highs of the day at 101-04+ in what can only be described as a very slow trading day. Lenders that came out with pricing early or who were very conservative may consider a reprice for the better....(read more)
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Monday 12/1... Very Slow Day
MBS OPEN: Holding to Friday's Rally, But Not For The Right Reasons...
MBS staged an impressive late day rally on Friday. The day after Thanksgiving is "bring your kids" day on wall street. Perhaps some "little fingers" inadvertantly found their way to the "buy MBS" button. The point is that...(read more)
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The Real Estate Report -- Nov 11th
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The Real Estate Report -- Nov 18th
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Pretty Chart....FN 5.0 +15 at 100-27
The MBS market is still a few ticks off yesterdays 3pm levels (see chart), nonetheless the current bid should be viewed as an acceptable recovery FN 5.0: +15/32 at 100-27 FN 5.5: +13/32 at 101-25 Chart is from 10 min ago...5.0 is 2 ticks higher from when...(read more)
Read more »Understanding Inflation - Part 5 of 6
If you haven’t read parts 1-4 of this series, you will probably want to do that before reading this installment on understanding inflation.
Hedonic Adjustments: Even though the price went up $2,000, the car still costs the same … what???
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Subprime: The Bad and the Ugly (But Don’t Forget the Good)
In a recent story published on BusinessWeek’s website, the subprime mortgage industry is taken under the microscope and picked apart, bit by scandalous bit.
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Rethinking retirement in uncertain times
Traditional retirement is undergoing transformation. For many, it's likely to happen later, and it may involve work.
Read more »Fame & Fortune: Al Franken
Swapping his Harvard education in political science for a career in comedy, this liberal icon is a real conservative when it comes to his money.
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