Thursday, April 26, 2012

Check out my new site: www.theHARPexperts.com

Check out this new site:  www.theHARPexperts.com

It's the new program that allows upside/down homeowners to refinance.....

4/23/12 Weekly Preview


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Monday, April 23, 2012
This Week; the FOMC metering will dominate most trading. The policy statement at 2:15 Wednesday afternoon has many thinking the Fed will announce another QE move to keep rates from increasing. We are not sure, more likely the statement will reflect increasing concerns that the economy is slowing and the Fed is alert to it. While not an easing announcement it will keep interest rates low and to some extent hold the stock market from falling off a cliff. After the policy statement Bernanke will hold a press conference where we can get more detail on what he is thinking about the soft economy and no real job growth.  Earnings reports for Q1 have not been as soft as was generally thought.

Data this week includes March new home sales, consumer confidence and durable goods orders; all key data points. Also this week treasury will auction 2 yr, 5 yr and 7 yr notes for a total of $99B beginning Tuesday through Thursday. Concern that the euro-area debt crisis is deepening after a first round of French elections ended with President Nicolas Sarkozy trailing his Socialist rival and the Dutch government split over austerity plans. Spain and Italy’s debts and their economies are also adding safety moves by investors to US treasuries.

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Interest rates - Ouch!

Today, mortgage interest rates are taking a beating. Why is this happening? Good question with lots of different answers......here is a segment from Yahoo! Finance that is worth watching.....
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/breakout/3-signs-market-sell-off-coming-soon-121617680.html


Enjoy,

Jeff Eisenberg
Southern Oaks
661.964.2600
brokermanjeff@gmail.com

Monday, February 27, 2012

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Sunday, February 26, 2012
This week; a number of economic releases that will dominate markets.
 The Europe debt mess is presently dormant in the sense of nothing in
the way of market-driving news, the same as last week. Greece will get
 its money the will eventually default but for now markets have generally
   discounted Greece and Europe’s problems. The focus now in the bond
 and equity markets is the status and outlook for the US economy.
 Interest rate markets are wound tight as a spring. Based on the 10
 yr treasury, driver for mortgage markets, not much change in rates
 last week. Technically the 10 yr is presently losing its support at these
 levels but still holds well so far.

This week’s economic releases are significant for the outlook on
 the economy, thus the bond market. There are a number of key
 releases this week, most expected to have improved from last
 month.(see economic calendar). Ben Bernanke will be speaking
on Wednesday, other Fed officials have been talking about potential
 of another easing move from the Fed. There is little appetite for
 another round of MBS purchases or any other easing moves as
 long as the economic outlook continues to be strong; the Fed
   doesn’t need to add more to its balance sheet as long as the
 economy doesn’t roll over. Although the Friday is March 2nd
the employment report won’t be released until March 9th.
There is the potential for wider market movements this
 week compared to last week. Interest rates are vulnerable
 to selling if equity markets rally this week.