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Mortgage Rate Weirdness May Be Working in Your Favor Today

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by Matthew Graham on August 16 2019, 3:22 PM

Things have been weird enough for mortgage rates recently that we were forced to add a " Temporary Note on Mortgage Rate Inconsistency " to our daily coverage recently. It will likely return before too long, but with a few edits for clarity. Edits will...
Mortgage Rates Fall Back Down to 3-Year Lows

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by Matthew Graham on August 15 2019, 5:18 PM

Mortgage rates fell today as the underlying market for mortgage-backed-securities (MBS) actually did a better job of keeping pace with broader bond market gains--not something they've been doing very well lately! For some lenders, it was enough to get...
Mortgage Rates Are a Mess!

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by Matthew Graham on August 14 2019, 6:31 PM

Mortgage rates were unchanged for many lenders today which is utterly and completely shocking given the other market developments that tend to coincide with rates moving lower. Specifically, stocks tanked and 10yr Treasury yields plummeted to the lowest...
Mortgage Rates Jump After Tariff Delay

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by Matthew Graham on August 13 2019, 5:13 PM

Mortgage rates were still unchanged for many lenders as of this morning. There were even a few offering slightly lower rates compared to yesterday morning's offerings. That was a welcome development considering broader bond markets (which generally dictate...
Mortgage Rates Miraculously Flat Despite Massively Lower Treasury Yields

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by Matthew Graham on August 12 2019, 3:24 PM

Mortgage rates were unchanged to slightly higher today--a claim that utterly boggles the mind of anyone who thought they understood the relationship between bond markets and the mortgage world. ALMOST without fail, a big drop in 10yr Treasury yields will...
Here's Why Mortgage Rates Dropped Even Though Markets Disagreed

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by Matthew Graham on August 09 2019, 4:15 PM

Mortgage rates moved lower today even though the broader bond market suggested they should have remained flat or higher. In several of this week's previous articles, we've discussed the volatility that's been wreaking havoc on the world of mortgage rate...
No, Mortgage Rates Are No Longer "Sharply Lower" This Week!

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by Matthew Graham on August 08 2019, 4:22 PM

Mortgage rates were sharply higher today, with the average 30yr fixed rate quote rising by almost an eighth of a percentage point in some cases. A move of that magnitude in one day is the sort of thing that only happens a few times a year. Surprisingly...
Warning: Tomorrow's Mortgage Rate News Will be Wrong

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by Matthew Graham on August 07 2019, 5:13 PM

Mortgage rates have had a great week. Although rates are slightly higher today versus yesterday, they're still exceptionally close to the lowest levels since November 2016. That's actually been the case since late last week as more than half of the improvement...
Lowest Rates Since November 2016

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by Matthew Graham on August 06 2019, 6:03 PM

Mortgage rates hit their lowest levels since November 2016 late last week and they've proceeded to set a new long-term low each day since then. Today was no exception. That's fairly surprising at first glance, considering the underlying changes in the...
Just When You Thought Rates Wouldn't Go Any Lower

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by Matthew Graham on August 05 2019, 3:58 PM

Mortgage rates were already in great shape on Friday after having fallen to the lowest levels since November 2016. Rather than draw inspiration from the week's big ticket events (Fed announcement and jobs report), the biggest source of inspiration was...
Mortgage Rates Drop to New Multi-Year Lows

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by Matthew Graham on August 02 2019, 7:02 PM

Mortgage rates fell again on Friday as lenders finally saw recent bond market gains stabilize enough to act on. In other words, lenders don't always keep their mortgage rate offerings moving in lock-step with the underlying bond market (which dictates...
Mortgage Rates Are Actually Much Lower Today

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by Matthew Graham on August 01 2019, 3:06 PM

Mortgage rates fell today, but by how much depends on the lender! This runs contrary to the average news story which contains some reference to rates being flat week-over-week (due to Freddie Mac's weekly rate survey data, which unfortunately doesn't...
No, The Fed Didn't Cut Mortgage Rates!

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by Matthew Graham on July 31 2019, 6:27 PM

Mortgage rates were mostly unchanged today, which will come as a surprise to scores of consumers who mistakenly believe the Fed's 0.25% rate cut equates to a 0.25% drop in rates. The Fed does not set mortgage rates! Actually, to be fair, the Fed Funds...
Mortgage Rates Stay Calm Before Tomorrow's (Potential) Storm

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by Matthew Graham on July 30 2019, 4:48 PM

Mortgage rates haven't moved much this week, or last week, or the week before that. In fact, for the average prospective borrower, there haven't been any major changes since first making it down to the multi-year lows in June. That said, there has been...
Mortgage Rates Start Slow, But Risks Increase Throughout The Week

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by Matthew Graham on July 29 2019, 4:21 PM

Mortgage rates moved back down , albeit just slightly, into last week's range. They'd risen for 2 straight days by Friday, and today's improvement leaves them closer to Wednesday's levels. That assessment requires a bit of clarification, however. Rate...

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