Average Mortgage Rates Mixed Today but Heading Lower in the Coming Months

Average current mortgage rates moved higher since the FOMC announced another around of quantitative easing. Mortgage rates are higher because Treasury yields increased as investors sold Treasuries (yields move in the opposite direction) to invest in riskier assets like stocks and commodities. During the first two rounds of easing since 2009 stock prices are up 100% so investors believe another round of easing will send stocks up further. When the Fed begins QE3 bond yields and mortgage rates will fall in the coming months.