Mortgage Rates Hold Very Steady, Yet Again
Despite some ups and downs on a small scale, mortgage rates have been sideways in the bigger picture. That’s a…
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Mortgage Rates Slightly Higher Ahead of Important Inflation Data
With fiscal and geopolitical developments dominating the news cycle, it would be easy to forget that interest rates prefer to…
Big Bounce in Refi Demand Thanks to Lower Rates
As we noted last week, the timing of the improvements in mortgage rates meant that the previous survey of mortgage…
Mortgage Rates Higher For 3rd Straight Day
You may see conflicting news about mortgage rates today, depending on where you look. Weekly surveys, such as Freddie Mac’s,…
Rates Are Getting Really Close to 4 Month Lows
After more than a week of consistent and meaningful improvement, mortgage rates finally showed us that they were at least…
Refinance Applications Tick Back Up as Rates Play Ball
There are two main styles of measurement when it comes to keeping track of mortgage rates: daily and weekly. Sometimes,…
Mortgage Rates End Week Lower Despite Friday’s Modest Bounce
Friday brought the release of the big jobs report which is historically more likely than any other monthly economic report…
Mortgage Rates Round Out Eerily Calm Week
For all of the news that seems to be highly likely to cause volatility for rates, the market reaction ended…
Mortgage Rates Little Changed Ahead of Fed Meeting
The average mortgage lender remained right in line with yesterday’s levels despite a bit of weakness in the bond market. …
Mortgage Rates Only Moderately Lower After Tech Rout
There are two distinct patterns of behavior when it comes to rates interacting with stocks. The first could be called…