Mortgage Rates Slightly Higher After Upbeat Economic Reports
Thursday was the first day of the week with any meaningful economic reports. This is important to mortgage rates because…
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Mortgage Rates Fairly Flat Despite Bond Market Volatility
Over time, mortgage rate movement lines up almost perfectly with movement in the underlying bond market, but there can be…
Mortgage Rates Little Changed on Tuesday
Mortgage rates are based on bonds and bonds take their most important cues from big ticket economic reports. But such…
Mortgage Rates Roughly Unchanged to Start New Week
After hitting the lowest levels in nearly a year (and nearly the lowest levels in 3 years) last Tuesday, rates…
Biggest Jump in Mortgage Applications Since 2021
What a difference a week makes for mortgage application demand. As we noted last week, mortgage rates were already trending…
Mortgage Rates Finally Level Off After 2-Day Rout
Officially, our daily mortgage rate index is a hair lower today than it was yesterday. Your mileage may vary depending…
If You’re One of Those People Asking How Much Lower Your Mortgage Rate Quote is After Fed Day, This is Required Reading
If You’re One of Those People Asking How Much Lower Your Mortgage Rate Quote is After Fed Day, This…
Mortgage Rates HIGHER (Not Lower) After Fed Rate Cut
Several things happen on Fed Day–especially on the 4 out of 8 examples with updated rate forecasts from Fed members. …
Mortgage Rates Near 3 Year Lows Ahead of Fed
Mortgage rates dropped sharply lower today relative to the amount of movement in the underlying bond market with the average…
Mortgage Rates Start Week at Another Long-Term Low
Mortgage rates have done almost nothing but move lower over the past 4 months. The first Fridays in August and…