Mortgage Rates Hit 7%: Will the Fed Make Them Even Worse Today?

Mortgage rates jumped from 5.99% to 7.2% without the Federal Reserve raising rates once in the last six months. In today's update I break down why oil, inflation, and the bond market are really driving your rate, what today's Fed meeting means, and what I'm telling my clients right now.

📊 Why mortgage rates jumped from 5.99% to 7.2% while the Fed sat still for six months
🏦 What the Federal Reserve actually controls, and why it's not your mortgage rate
🛢️ My oil price thesis, and why it's the real driver behind the inflation everyone's watching
📈 How the 10 Year Treasury and the mortgage bond spread set your rate, and what today's move costs you in buying power
📉 Today's MBS chart heading into the Fed decision, and what I'm telling my clients to do right now

📝 Read the full breakdown on the blog: https://www.therateupdate.com/blog

0:00 Mortgage Rates Jump Without a Fed Hike
0:45 What the Fed Actually Controls
2:15 My Oil Price Thesis
3:45 The Bond Spread and Your Buying Power
6:00 Today's MBS Chart and What To Do Next

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Dan Frio is a federally registered mortgage loan originator with PBT Bancorp. Mortgage products are originated by PBT Bancorp, NMLS #257781.

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