Lawler: Mortgage/Treasury Spreads Part II: “Decomposing” the Widening This Year

CR Note: The following is from housing economist Tom Lawler. Here is Mortgage/Treasury Spreads, Part I

From Tom Lawler:

From the end of last year to May 6th of this year 30-year fixed mortgage rates increased by about 237 basis points, the largest increase over such a short period of time since the early 1980’s.  Over that same period other interest rat…