Entries from March 2010

Interest Rate Special: T10 Year Yields, Bear Market?, Swap Spreads, Supply Fears, Bill Gross, What if Rates Don’t Rise

March 31st, 2010 · No Comments

    10-Year Treasury Yields Break Out – Bespoke Investment Group ———— CHART OF THE DAY: Is There Anyone Around Who Remembers A Bear Market In Bonds? – Joe Weisenthal and Kamelia Angelova  – Clusterstock at Business Insider  ———— [...]

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Tags: Mortgage Market

Mortgage Related: Median Prices, Strategic Defaults, Seconds Bubble, HAMP, Reverse Mortgages, Vicki Bott, Mods, Caroline Baum

March 31st, 2010 · No Comments

    Chart of the Day – For some perspective into the all-important US real estate market, today’s chart illustrates the US median price of a single-family home over the past 40 years.  ————   Report shows strategic defaults increasing [...]

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Tags: Mortgage Market

Flood insurance in the headlines; ADP shows weakness; ROAR!

March 31st, 2010 · No Comments

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People, especially in Rhode Island, are wondering, “What is happening with that darned flood insurance?” Obviously private flood insurance is not impacted by what is happening. A few weeks ago, the House passed H.R. 4851 which extended the authority of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to issue new and renewal flood insurance policies and [...]

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Tags: Commentary · Mortgage Market · Rob Chrisman

The Garrett, Watts Report (March 31, 2010)

March 31st, 2010 · No Comments

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To Our Clients, Colleagues and Friends,

We have a client looking for someone to run their rate lock desk.  This is a great company located in the heart of Beverly Hills , and we’re impressed with their management and their business model.  Please  send resumes to Joe Garrett (jgarrett@GarrettWatts.com). This is a great job for the [...]

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Tags: Commentary · Garrett Watts · Mortgage Market