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Here's Why Rates Were Flat This Week (And Why That Should Change)

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by Matthew Graham on October 18 2019, 6:03 PM

Mortgage rates were flat today. In fact, they were very close to being flat on the week for that matter! This is a reflection of the bond markets current set of concerns, which really came into focus late last week with Thursday's Brexit-related news...
Mortgage Rates Face Volatility Thanks to an Old Friend

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by Matthew Graham on October 17 2019, 3:40 PM

Mortgage rates didn't do much today, but risks are increasing that movement will be more brisk in the coming business days. Blame European politics--specifically: Brexit. This isn't the mortgage rates' world first go-round with the U.K.'s lengthy process...
Mortgage Rates Little-Changed Near Recent Highs

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by Matthew Graham on October 16 2019, 6:01 PM

Mortgage rates improved modestly today, depending on the lender. Some lenders moved rates higher yesterday due to deterioration in the bond market. Others simply planned to adjust for market conditions this morning. If we look at the last 3 days altogether...
Mortgage Rates Turn Higher After a Strong Start

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by Matthew Graham on October 15 2019, 4:32 PM

Mortgage rates ended higher for the 4th straight business day on Tuesday, but that wasn't necessarily destined to be the case this morning. After last week's US/China trade announcements put upward pressure on rates heading into the 3-day weekend, some...
Big Jump in Mortgage Rates This Week

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by Matthew Graham on October 11 2019, 5:27 PM

Mortgage rates moved higher from Wednesday through the end of the week. Thursday and Friday were especially abrupt as financial markets hurried to get in position for a potential US/China trade announcement. What does trade have to do with the mortgage...
Highest Mortgage Rates of the Month or Lowest in a Month?

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by Matthew Graham on October 10 2019, 6:09 PM

Mortgage rates were sharply higher today as the underlying bond market faced heavy selling pressure for a variety of reasons. When investors are more interested in selling bonds, prices move lower and yields (aka RATES) move higher. By the end of the...
Mortgage Rates Almost Hold Ground Despite Volatile Bond Market

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by Matthew Graham on October 09 2019, 4:52 PM

Mortgage rates moved modestly higher today, but remain very close to the lowest levels in nearly a month. The underlying bond market (which dictates rates) has been somewhat volatile this week on a combination of trade-related headlines and comments from...
Mortgage Rates Back in Line With Recent Lows

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by Matthew Graham on October 08 2019, 4:48 PM

Mortgage rates were slightly lower today despite some volatility in the underlying bond market. Rates have generally been moving lower recently, but the trend of improvement looked like it might have been running into some resistance yesterday. While...
Mortgage Rates Might be Hitting Some Resistance

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by Matthew Graham on October 07 2019, 5:30 PM

Mortgage rates moved lower every week for the past 3 weeks. They covered a respectable amount of ground during that time and ultimately erased most of September's damage by Friday afternoon. In outright terms, September's weakness pushed the average 30yr...
Mortgage Rates Closing in on Multi-Year Lows

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by Matthew Graham on October 04 2019, 3:26 PM

Mortgage rates fell nicely this week with modest to moderate gains throughout. As I noted yesterday, this runs counter to the week's average mortgage rate headline, which claims flat to slightly higher rates versus last week. Those claims aren't wrong...
Mortgage Rates Definitely Aren't Flat This Week

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by Matthew Graham on October 03 2019, 4:07 PM

Mortgage rates are much lower today compared to last Thursday, or any other day last week. Despite that fact, major news outlets--even those dedicated to the mortgage and real estate markets--are running some iteration of a headline claiming rates are...
Rates Are Still Falling, But Not Precipitously

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by Matthew Graham on October 02 2019, 4:49 PM

Mortgage rates are historically quite low and they managed to continue lower today . This is in addition to a steady string of improvements that began more than 2 weeks ago. But whereas other parts of the financial market are making some of the biggest...
Mortgage Rates Much Lower After Manufacturing Report

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by Matthew Graham on October 01 2019, 4:27 PM

Mortgage rates were already at their lowest levels in a few weeks by yesterday afternoon--a journey that largely consisted of baby steps. There have been a few days that have seen more movement than others and today certainly qualified, thanks to an incredibly...
Mortgage Rates Lowest in Weeks

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by Matthew Graham on September 30 2019, 4:35 PM

Mortgage rate movement was fairly uneventful last week. The bond market (which is most directly responsible for driving day-to-day changes in mortgages rates) was focused on consolidating, meaning the gaps between lows and highs were getting smaller and...
Much Calmer Day For Mortgage Rates

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by Matthew Graham on September 26 2019, 3:59 PM

Mortgage rates held steady today--a welcome development after yesterday's move higher. In the bigger picture, rates have done an acceptable job of moving back down after spiking at the fastest one-week pace in years 2 weeks ago. The entirety of last week...

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