Mortgage rates are based on movement in the bond market and although bonds experienced some volatility in response to Iran war news over the weekend, ...
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Heading into the weekend, the big news was that the U.S. and Iran would meet in Pakistan to negotiate a peace deal. But by Sunday morning, the talks h...
If we're splitting hairs, today's average mortgage rates are technically higher than yesterday's, but the change is so small that it's just as fair to...
Mortgage applications dipped again last week, though the pace of decline slowed considerably. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported a 0.8% ...
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Many borrowers will see no difference between yesterday and today's mortgage rate quotes. The average lender moved just a hair lower. Once again, the...
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The overnight session leading into this morning's open was completely sideways--especially compared to yesterday's example. The boatload of econ data ...
It's a fluid situation in financial markets on Wednesday. The 2-week ceasefire in the Iran war caused a big reaction last night, but the benefit to th...
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The wheels were already in motion by the time yesterday's recap came out, and participants in the MBS Live chat room were already high-fiving as we wa...
In stark contrast to the entire month of March, April's mortgage rate volatility has been downright boring. To put this in context, the average top ti...
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Tonight brings 8pm ET deadline for Iran's response to U.S. demands (opening shipping channels among other things). If there's no response, Trump has t...
It was an uneventful day for mortgage rates with the average lender close enough to Friday's levels that borrowers would not see much of a difference ...
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Much of the international trading community remains on holiday today, making for lower volume and liquidity in the US. Bonds have managed to mostly sh...
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Today's jobs report is/was the only big-ticket calendar event and the most obvious source of bond market inspiration. That's doubly true considering t...
On any given Thursday, there's a decent enough chance that the average mortgage rate headline will be unintentionally misleading. At issue is media re...
“Rob, what do you hear about Fannie & Freddie being released from conservatorship?” Not much. Although it may change with one random tweet, the idea &...
Things don't always happen like you'd expect. There was some buzz yesterday in the run up to yesterday night's Trump speech. Even during the domestic ...
Mortgage rates were little-changed on Wednesday, despite the release of several economic reports and another deluge of war-related headlines. In the s...
Mortgage applications fell for the third consecutive week amid an increasingly volatile rate environment. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) rep...
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Bonds rallied modestly in the overnight session after Trump said the US may exit the war soon. Those gains have been more than erased (just barely) af...
Mortgage rates moved lower for the second straight day as markets responded to potential de-escalation in the Iran war. Rates are based on bonds and ...
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The focal point of the overnight news cycle was a report that administration officials said Trump is willing to end the war even if the Strait of Horm...
The bad news is that the average top-tier 30yr fixed rate remains over 6.5% after being under 6% just a month ago. The good news is that rates recover...
Do you remember when everyone was talking about the lack of housing inventory as a problem for buyers? Those days are long gone: There are now nearly ...
There are three distinct reasons that could account for bonds paradoxically rallying overnight despite oil prices remaining high and an absence of mea...
There were mixed blessings in the mortgage rate world today. The bad news is that today's rates are just a bit higher than yesterday's, resulting in a...
Mortgage application activity declined for the second consecutive week as rising interest rates continued to weigh on demand. The Mortgage Bankers Ass...
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Markets were presented with an opportunity just before the close yesterday to put their faith in another ceasefire-style announcement, but have instea...
Weekend Selling Reverses After Another Round of De-Escalation Headlines
Another day, another chance to sort through a barrage of war-related headlines to see which ones mattered to the bond market. In today's...