2016-11-16 — cnbc.com
More selling in U.S. bond markets Monday pushed mortgage rates to a psychological breaking point. The average contract rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage hit 4 percent, according to Mortgage News Daily, a level most didn't expect to see until the middle of next year. Rates have now moved nearly a half a percentage point higher since Donald Trump was elected president.
"The situation on the ground is panicked. Damage control...," said Matthew Graham, chief operating officer of Mortgage News Daily.
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Higher mortgage rates... will throw a wrench into an already shaky housing recovery. Home prices have been rising dramatically in the past few months, largely due to a lack of homes for sale
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