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. …
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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…
Mortgage Rates Were Flat All Week No Matter What Other News Suggests
The underlying bond market (which dictates the rates offered by mortgage lenders) weakened moderately overnight. Weaker bonds equate to higher…
Mortgage Rates Move Back to Long-Term Lows
Today’s inflation report (the Consumer Price Index or CPI) certainly had a chance to create volatility for rates, but things…
Mortgage Rates Hold Steady With Help From Econ Data
Wednesday brought the first of this week’s two key inflation reports. While the Producer Price Index (PPI) is the lesser…
Obvious Signs of Life in Mortgage Apps Thanks to Rate Rally
Mortgage applications jumped 9.2% last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s survey for the week ending September 5, 2025.…
Mortgage Rates Finally Tick Slightly Higher
It had to happen at some point. After spending 4 straight days of setting new 11-month lows, mortgage rates finally…
Mortgage Rates Plummet Back to Fall 2024 Levels
It’s a well-known fact that the monthly jobs report is more capable of causing big reactions in rates than any…
Mortgage Rates Hit Another 2025 Low Ahead of a Potentially Volatile Friday
The jobs report is the most important scheduled event each month as far as interest rates are concerned. The last…