A little birdie named DStold me I was being beckoned. Here's what I will say about rates today. They are good but this market is EXTREMELY volatile. Obviously MBS (mortgage backed securities) opened the day very well. Rates were good as a result. The market turned some and our investor actually issued a negative price change a couple of hours ago. That said, as we speak the DOW is down 400 points and things have rebounded and MBS's are better by a .25. Before I throw some rates out there, I just want to say having done this for a long time, don't get your head turned by every shiney car on the showroom floor. What I mean by that is to make sure, damn sure, you are getting what you think you are getting in this time of volatility in this industry. Especially if you are on the internet as there are still alot of crazy lenders out there. It's just better to deal with someone that youcan meet face to face and know where their office is. Maybe that's just me. Rates are only as good as the fees you are paying to get them. A mortgage is like anything else, you are going to pay for it one way or the other either through interest on the rate or fees up front. Pretty simple.
That said, after the price change this afternoon, if it's a clean conventional scenario (good credit, good loan to value, basically no Fannie Mae pricing hits) 4.0% with no points is a good rate in the market. As far as 15 years go, we are at 3.25% with no points or origination. </p>