Seattle Real Estate Mortgage Rates Today 6/16/11
Seattle Real Estate Mortgage Rates Today 6/16/11: With concerns about the Greek debt crisis and worse than expected US economic reports, stocks were negatively affected yesterday giving bonds a boost. This morning, however, bonds are volatile; going from flat then positive in no time at all. Although initial Jobless Claims data and news about the housing sector were decent, the market is definitely on edge. Any additional news about the current state of Greek debt may cap any significant gains in stocks for now.
There is flicker of hope as Housing Starts and Building permits were higher than expected. Housing Starts rose 3.5% in May to 560,000 (annualized)—20,000 over what was expected. Building permits reached their highest level this year with a 9% jump to 612,000—well above the expected 548,000. However, the housing sector, as a whole, continues to dampen the economy.
Although Initial Jobless Claims fell 16,000 to 414,000, they are still above the 400,000 line. This is the tenth week over 400,000. Continuing Jobless Claims fell by 21,000 bringing it to 3.68 million.
For now, we recommend floating; please note that the volatility of the market is high and any reaction can change very quickly, indeed.
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