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To help every family we serve get to “Yes.”

Yes to the loan that unlocks the joy of home ownership.

Yes to the lending solution that meets every client’s unique needs and wants.

That’s why we dedicate our every resource to serve as your personal guide through the lending process, solving problems, building confidence. Aslan has access to every lending option leading to the purchase or refinance of a residential home loan.

This is more than work for us. It is our unique joy in this life to share our collective skill, creativity, and care to bring you and your family right to where you belong.

Let’s make home happen.

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Modest Recovery From Morning Weakness

Modest Recovery From Morning Weakness

Bonds were slightly weaker this morning in a move that looked like it might have been significant when compared to yesterday's narrow range.  But in a just-barely-wider context, today's volatility was just as inconsequential as almost any of the days in December so far.  With that, we'll continue to count down to next week's bigger-ticket data and more robust trader participation. 

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Modest Recovery From Morning Weakness

MBS & Treasury Markets
UMBS 5.0 99.98 +0.08 10YR 4.112% -0.011% 12/31/2025 7:30AM EST
If we turn up the magnification on our market-watching microscopes, it may seem like something important happened in the bond market overnight. 10yr yields were up by more than 3bps at one point and MBS fell just over an eighth of a point. These may seem like big swings relative to yesterday's narrow range, but this is actually a rather tame expression of year-end volatility. To understand a bit more about month/quarter/year-end trading motivations, check out our primer on t...   READ MORE
Today's Mortgage Rates
30YR Fixed 6.20% +0.01% 15YR Fixed 5.75% +0.01% 12/30/2025
Mortgage rates continue operating in an excruciatingly narrow range near their lowest levels of the past few years. Yesterday was the 6th best day of 2025. Today is tied for 7th place after rates moved 0.01% higher on average. While the underlying bond market is fully open today, it's a slow time of year in terms of volume and volatility. Bigger movement becomes more likely by the end of next week thanks to the return of important economic reports and stronger trader parti...   READ MORE
Economic Calendar
Time Event Period Actual Forecast Prior
Wednesday, Dec 31
8:30AM Dec/27 Jobless Claims (k) Dec/27 199K 220K 214K
8:30AM Dec/20 Continued Claims (k) Dec/20 1,866K 1923K
10:30AM Dec/26 Crude Oil Inventory (ml) Dec/26 -2M 0.405M
2:00PM New Year's Eve
Thursday, Jan 01
12:00AM New Years Day
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The two most important economic reports of the month were released this week. Both showed promising results for rates, and although rates improved, the reaction was smaller than expected . First up was November's jobs report, which came out on Tuesday morning. It showed the highest unemployment rate since 2021 at 4.6%--well above the 4.4% forecast. Under normal circumstances, this woul... READ MORE
A message from Nickolas Inhelder:

We Make Home Happen.™

Our goal is simple:

To help every family we serve get to “Yes.”

Yes to the loan that unlocks the joy of home ownership.

Yes to the lending solution that meets every client’s unique needs and wants.

That’s why we dedicate our every resource to serve as your personal guide through the lending process, solving problems, building confidence. Aslan has access to every lending option leading to the purchase or refinance of a residential home loan.

This is more than work for us. It is our unique joy in this life to share our collective skill, creativity, and care to bring you and your family right to where you belong.

Let’s make home happen.

CONTACT ME TODAY