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Mortgage Rates Hold Steady Despite Stronger Data

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by Matthew Graham on April 24 2014, 3:06 PM

Mortgage rates held were mostly sideways today. In cases where rate sheets differed from yesterday, the tendency was toward just slightly higher rates. The move was small enough that this would only affect the up-front cost component of most quotes, meaning...
Mortgage Rates Erase 2 Days of Weakness

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by Matthew Graham on April 23 2014, 3:14 PM

Mortgage rates moved lower at a healthy pace today, more than erasing the past two days of weakness, but leaving most of last Thursday's weakness intact. Some of the gains were attributable to today's much weaker than expected reading on New Home Sales...
Mortgage Rates Drift Higher Again

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by Matthew Graham on April 22 2014, 2:47 PM

Mortgage rates drifted higher for the second straight day despite a relatively flat day for underlying bond markets. Rates pushed into their 2-week highs yesterday, but are still well under the levels seen in the first week of April. Today's weakness...
Mortgage Rates Edge up to 2-Week Highs

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by Matthew Graham on April 21 2014, 3:13 PM

Mortgage rates were just slightly higher today, extending a more forceful move higher last Thursday. Whereas markets reacted to deescalating tension in Ukraine and stronger domestic economic reports last week, the current week is off to a slow start....
Mortgage Rates Sharply Higher to End The Week

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by Matthew Graham on April 17 2014, 2:38 PM

Mortgage rates moved sharply higher today on a combination of factors including strong economic data, developments in Ukraine, and prevailing market momentum. That momentum risked turning negative as soon as Monday, when rates ended their impressive 7...
Mortgage Rates Slightly Higher, but Remain Near Recent Lows

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by Matthew Graham on April 16 2014, 1:43 PM

Mortgage rates were slightly highe r today as investors continued to pull back from yesterday's geopolitically motivated buying spree. Tensions in Ukraine had created a short term spike in demand for fixed income securities like Treasuries and the mortgage...
Mortgage Rates Hold Ground After Ukraine Headlines

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by Matthew Graham on April 15 2014, 3:05 PM

Mortgage rates started the day in weaker territory, continuing higher for a second straight morning. Just after 10am, headlines regarding violence in Ukraine sent stocks lower and provided demand for fixed-income. The move out of stocks and into bonds...
Mortgage Rates Snap 7 Day Winning Streak

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by Matthew Graham on April 14 2014, 3:23 PM

Mortgage rates finally ended a move lower that began 7 business days earlier on April 3rd. The biggest movement during that time was the Employment Situation data on April 4th. While those jobs numbers were actually decent and while rates tend to benefit...
Mortgage Rates Hold Solid Gains

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by Matthew Graham on April 11 2014, 2:18 PM

Mortgage rates managed to hold on to yesterday's big improvements as markets held very steady by comparison today. If there's a slight bias, it's positive for bond markets, resulting in most lenders moving to just slightly better rates today. The movement...
Mortgage Rates Down Big; Lowest in a Month

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by Matthew Graham on April 10 2014, 2:43 PM

Mortgage rates began the day without any hint of the drama that was to come. The first rate sheets of the day were little-changed compared to yesterday's latest offerings. Then markets of all shapes and sizes went on a fairly wild ride . Stock markets...
Mortgage Rates Fall Back to Unchanged After FOMC

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by Matthew Graham on April 09 2014, 3:28 PM

Mortgage rates began the day higher, but many lenders are set to end in line with yesterday's rates after this afternoon's FOMC Minutes. These are the meeting minutes from the Fed's 2-day policy discussion that results in their official policy announcement...
Mortgage Rates Slightly Lower Ahead of Fed Minutes

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by Matthew Graham on April 08 2014, 3:53 PM

Mortgage rates were lower for a 4th straight day today, further digging in to mid-March levels, but by a smaller amount today. In that sense, the rally following last Friday's jobs report is cooling off a bit, and markets could be getting into a more...
Mortgage Rates Continue to 3-Week Lows

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by Matthew Graham on April 07 2014, 3:19 PM

Mortgage rates fell again today, bringing them to levels not seen since March 18th for many lenders. While there was no significant economic data today, rates benefited in part from the ongoing weakness in stocks, which are on pace for their worst 2-day...
Mortgage Rates Erase Week's Losses After Jobs Report

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by Matthew Graham on April 04 2014, 4:05 PM

Mortgage rates were significantly lower today , erasing a full week's worth of time spent moving higher in fits and starts. The main event was this morning's release of the Employment Situation Report. While the numbers were actually pretty decent, market...
Mortgage Rates Little Changed Ahead of Important Jobs Report

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by Matthew Graham on April 03 2014, 3:34 PM

Mortgage rates barely budged today, but the little movement seen was positive on average. Keep in mind though, that means that some lenders were unchanged or slightly higher in rate, while a small majority was slightly lower. When adjusted for day to...

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