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Rates at 2-Month Highs Ahead of Fed Week

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by Matthew Graham on September 17 2021, 4:27 PM

Mortgage rates ended the week at the highest levels in roughly 2 months as investors moved to the sidelines ahead of next week's Fed announcement. In other words, investors sold bonds (among other things) and in the bond market, selling pressure means...
Highest Rates in a Week After Surprisingly Strong Economic Reports

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by Matthew Graham on September 16 2021, 3:55 PM

Mortgage rates moved higher again today, bringing the average lender to the worst levels since last Thursday. There are a few exceptions to that due to recent regulatory changes. Specifically, many lenders made improvements to loans for 2nd homes and...
Mortgage Rates Start Stronger But Moved Higher During The Day

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by Matthew Graham on September 15 2021, 4:28 PM

Mortgage rates began the day with promise. Actually, it was the underlying bond market (which largely dictates mortgage rates) was sending promising signals by apparently building on the bigger improvements seen on Tuesday. This is exactly what mortgage...
Mortgage Rates Falling Back in Line With Best Recent Levels

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by Matthew Graham on September 14 2021, 3:17 PM

Mortgage rates started the day modestly lower , but many lenders ended up offering mid-day improvements in response to market conditions. When it comes to rates, the bond market sets the tone. Bonds can move for a variety of reasons, but economic data...
Mortgage Rates Flat to Start The Week

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by Matthew Graham on September 13 2021, 3:44 PM

Mortgage rates were fairly flat to start the new week. This leaves the average lender in the high 2% range for top tier conventional 30yr fixed scenarios (i.e. 20%+ equity, 740+ FICO, owner-occupied, single-family, detached homes). This is just a bit...
Rate Reckoning Draws Closer

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by Matthew Graham on September 10 2021, 7:51 PM

Rates are dictated by the bond market and bonds are flashing a warning sign about volatility on the horizon. In other words, rates look like they're ready to make a bigger move in the near future, for better or worse. This isn't readily apparent at first...
Mortgage Rates Improve Again, Making it Back to Last Week's Levels

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by Matthew Graham on September 09 2021, 3:59 PM

Mortgage rates moved lower again today, with many lenders making it back to the levels seen after last Friday's jobs report. In week-over-week terms, rates were still decidedly higher at the beginning of the day. It wasn't until the afternoon's 30yr bond...
Mortgage Rates Lower Today, But Volatility Remains a Risk

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by Matthew Graham on September 08 2021, 4:02 PM

Mortgage rates moved lower today after starting the week by jumping noticeably higher yesterday. Today's gains came courtesy of global growth concerns early in the trading session and a strong 10yr Treasury auction during domestic market hours. This morning...
Mortgage Rates Begin The Week Slightly Higher

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by Matthew Graham on September 07 2021, 2:43 PM

Mortgage rates moved slightly highe r to begin the holiday-shortened week. With Labor day being a bank holiday, mortgage lenders were closed yesterday despite much of the world remaining open. Futures and overseas markets thus had some extra time to distance...
Mortgage Rates Relatively Unharmed, Despite Unexpected Moves in Bonds

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by Matthew Graham on September 03 2021, 4:27 PM

It was a busy week for economic data with several reports that were pertinent to the housing market. In addition to being the perennial top dog among economic reports, this Friday's jobs report was especially important due to its role in the Federal Reserve...
Mortgage Rates Barely Changed Ahead of Important Jobs Report

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by Matthew Graham on September 02 2021, 2:51 PM

Mortgage rates are based primarily on bonds. Bonds take cues from economic data (among other things). And tomorrow's big jobs report is the most consistently important piece of economic data each month as far as the bond market is concerned. This logically...
Mortgage Rates Unchanged to Slightly Higher

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by Matthew Graham on September 01 2021, 5:07 PM

Much like yesterday, mortgage rates were unchanged to slightly higher , depending on the lender. And once again, the differences in pricing strategies depend on timing in conjunction with yesterday's pricing decisions. Lenders who reacted to yesterday...
Mortgage Rates Drift Up From Recent Lows

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by Matthew Graham on August 31 2021, 4:56 PM

Mortgage rates were unchanged to slightly higher today, depending on the lender. The differences in pricing strategies stem from the timing of changes in the bond market. Mortgage lenders set their rates based on the prices of mortgage-backed securities...
Mortgage Rates Fall Back to 3 week Lows

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by Matthew Graham on August 30 2021, 4:27 PM

Mortgage rates drifted lower again today, with the average lender getting back down to the lowest levels since the first week of August. In a general sense, today's friendly rate momentum represented follow-through momentum after Fed Chair Powell soothed...
Mortgage Rates Higher This Week, But Stabilized Today

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by Matthew Graham on August 26 2021, 2:36 PM

Mortgage rates stabilized today after moving higher at a moderately quick pace over the past 2 days. To be sure, today's rates are definitely higher than those seen at the end of last week, despite numerous headlines to the contrary. The headlines in...

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