May 2022 Mortgage Market: Rates Plummet with Limited Activity
Taking a look back at the May 2022 mortgage market, investor expectations surrounding inflation stabilized to some degree.
Taking a look back at the May 2022 mortgage market, investor expectations surrounding inflation stabilized to some degree.
In a relatively quiet week for mortgage markets, investors saw steady job gains in the leisure and hospitality sectors.
Although the latest core PCE met expectations, investors grow increasingly concerned with slowing global economic growth.
While much of this week’s economic data met investor expectations, consumer spending surged in April 2022.
With the release of the April 2022 Core CPI data, inflation began to ease. This modest inflation decline allowed mortgage rates to stabilize.
As expected the Fed announced a rate hike this week in their latest step to combat inflation while Employment neared its consensus.
In a light week of reporting, March home sales fell as the real estate market grew increasingly aggressive.
Last month, March 2022 mortgage rates soared at an unexpectedly fast pace as the market stays volatile this year.
As investors focused heavily on the high inflation, mortgage rates rose to their highest levels since late 2018.
This week, investors awaited the latest Fed guidance. Fed officials plan to reduce their bond portfolio more quickly than expected.