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Rates Remain Resilient After Inflation Scare

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by Matthew Graham on May 14 2021, 5:34 PM

The 70's and 80's brought unforgettable economic lessons about inflation. Since then, certain market participants have been watching inflation like hawks , even when they didn't need to. After the start of the pandemic, the massive amount of fiscal stimulus...
Mortgage Rates Are Actually HIGHER This Week

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by Matthew Graham on May 13 2021, 4:35 PM

It's Thursday and, thus, time once again to check in with the slew of mortgage rate headlines that typically follow the release of Freddie Mac's weekly mortgage rate survey. Here are a few choice selections: "U.S. Mortgage Rates Fall for Second Week"...
Mortgage Rates Moving Higher After Inflation Data

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by Matthew Graham on May 12 2021, 4:35 PM

After bottoming out at 2 month lows late last week, mortgage rates have been heading higher. At first, the move was relatively gradual, but the pace increased today after a key report on inflation came out much stronger than expected. Why do rates care...
Mortgage Rates Moving Higher Again

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by Matthew Graham on May 11 2021, 3:47 PM

Mortgage rates had enjoyed a solid little run for almost all of April and again in the first week of May. By last Thursday, they were at their lowest levels in more than 2 months in many cases. Even now, they're still closer to those recent lows than...
Rates Reacted to Jobs Report, But Not Like You'd Expect

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by Matthew Graham on May 07 2021, 7:32 PM

Once a month, the government releases the Employment Situation, also known as "the jobs report." No other piece of economic data is as consistently relevant for the bond market and, thus, interest rates. For most of the past year, the normal correlation...
Mortgage Rates Are Low and Stable, But Face Bigger Risks Tomorrow

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by Matthew Graham on May 06 2021, 4:06 PM

Mortgage rates moved lower today, bringing the average lender to the best levels since late February. Despite the milestone, the day-over-day movement in rates has been pretty mild. Most lenders are making changes that are only noticeable in the form...
Mortgage Rates Sideways Near 2-Month Lows

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by Matthew Graham on May 05 2021, 3:42 PM

Mortgage rates were mixed today, depending on the lender. On average, rates were unchanged and remained very close to their lowest levels in nearly 2 months. The bond market (which most directly impacts day-to-day rate movement) was calm. Both of today...
Mortgage Rates Fairly Steady Near Recent Lows

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by Matthew Graham on May 04 2021, 4:38 PM

Last week fired warning shots across the bow of April's mortgage rate rally. New month, new momentum? No, not just yet. In fact, we haven't seen much of anything so far this month. Last week's initial threat of rising rates quickly gave way to a move...
Moment of Truth For Rates and Housing

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by Matthew Graham on April 30 2021, 6:09 PM

This week's 6.4% reading on Q1 GDP reinforced the notion of a strong economic recovery. In turn, the recovery helps to justify the sharp move higher in rates seen during the same 3 months. Rates managed to recover quite a bit in April, but ended up rising...
Mortgage Rates Recover After Some Morning Drama

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by Matthew Graham on April 29 2021, 4:19 PM

Mortgage rates were mixed today, depending on the lender. Virtually every lender began the day with slightly higher rates, but most offered mid-day improvements in response to market conditions. As always, worth remembering that when we talk about "rates...
No, The Fed Didn't Do Anything To Mortgage Rates Today

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by Matthew Graham on April 28 2021, 4:40 PM

The Federal Reserve released a new policy announcement today. This is one of the 8 times per year where the Fed can opt to change "rates," or adjust its other policies that impact "rates." Fed announcement days have a track record as being some of the...
Mortgage Rates Continue Edging Slightly Higher From Recent Lows

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by Matthew Graham on April 27 2021, 4:25 PM

Mortgage rates have fallen almost every single day in April. By the end of last week, that meant the average lender was offering the lowest conventional 30yr fixed rates in more than a month. The first two days of the current week have taken rates in...
Disconnect Between Home Sales, Prices, and Rates

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by Matthew Graham on April 23 2021, 6:16 PM

This week's New Home Sales report (for the month of March) stole the show, coming in over 1 million for the first time since 2006. But although sales are up 66% year-over-year, prices have fallen in recent months and are now basically unchanged from last...
Mortgage Rates Improve on 7-Week Lows

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by Matthew Graham on April 22 2021, 5:06 PM

Mortgage rates fell to the lowest levels since March 2nd or 3rd (depending on the lender) yesterday and today they fell just a bit more. Most borrowers will see the exact same rate quotes as yesterday, but a few will have slightly lower upfront costs...
Mortgage Rates Match 7-Week Lows

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by Matthew Graham on April 21 2021, 3:39 PM

Last Thursday was the best day for mortgage rates in more than a month, and while they bounced back up on Thursday afternoon, they've been falling modestly since then. Yesterday got us close to last Thursday's lows. Today helped us match them. That means...

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