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More 2017 Lows for Rates; More Trump Drama

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by Matthew Graham on August 18 2017, 7:54 PM

Mortgage rates moved lower again. Drama surrounding the Trump administration was also present. But this time around, the political theater wasn't responsible for the move lower in rates. In fact, it resulted in multiple lenders adjusting rate sheets higher...
Trump Administration Drama Pushing Rates Even Lower

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by Matthew Graham on August 17 2017, 5:17 PM

Mortgage rates fell yesterday in response to a tweet about Trump disbanding his councils of CEOs. Twitter was in play again today . This time around it was Gary Cohn, Trump's economic advisor. Rather, it was rumors of Cohn's departure that sent financial...
Mortgage Rates Back to 2017 Lows on Trump Tweet

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by Matthew Graham on August 16 2017, 5:05 PM

Mortgage rates dropped today after news broke (first rumors, then confirmation via Twitter) that President Trump was disbanding his councils of CEOs. The move apparently came in response to attrition among several CEOs following Trump's press conference...
Rates Rising as North Korea Talks Baseball

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by Matthew Graham on August 15 2017, 3:21 PM

Mortgage rates continued higher today as markets reacted to news that North Korea would tactically abstain from launching nuclear weapons at Guam because it was having such a good time watching the "foolish and stupid conduct of the Yankees." Perhaps...
Mortgage Rates Up Slightly From Long-Term Lows

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by Matthew Graham on August 14 2017, 4:29 PM

Mortgage rates rose moderately today as weekend news headlines suggested some measure of de-escalation of nuclear tensions between the US and North Korea. To be sure, the news wasn't resoundingly conciliatory, but investors took solace in it nonetheless...
Mortgage Rates Uninspired at 9-Month Lows

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by Matthew Graham on August 11 2017, 5:40 PM

Mortgage rates held near the lowest levels since November 2016 today, after a key economic report showed subdued inflation. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is one of the most important metrics relied upon by the Fed when it comes to measuring the impact...
Mortgage Rates Hold 2017 Lows Despite Market Volatility

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by Matthew Graham on August 10 2017, 3:39 PM

Mortgage rates remained in line with 2017's lows today, despite noticeable improvement in underlying bond markets. Under normal circumstances, bond market improvement equates fairly directly with mortgage rate improvement, but things aren't exactly normal...
New 2017 Lows for Rates, But There's a Catch

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by Matthew Graham on August 09 2017, 5:32 PM

Mortgage rates fell to new lows for the year today, following the North Korea nuclear threat headlines. In truth, the preceding sentence gives too much credit to geopolitical risk. Rates were already drifting very close to the lowest levels since the...
Mortgage Rates Still Struggling to Make Bigger Moves

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by Matthew Graham on August 08 2017, 6:50 PM

Mortgage rates moved microscopically lower today, keeping them in line with the best levels in more than a month. The caveat is that there really hasn't been much change during that time, so we're measuring very small differences in average upfront costs...
Mortgage Rates Unchanged vs Last Week

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by Matthew Graham on August 07 2017, 5:30 PM

Mortgage rates were generally unchanged today, compared to Friday afternoon's latest levels. Only a handful of lenders responded to strength in bond markets this afternoon by offering rate sheet improvements. That's a mixed blessing as it leaves other...
Mortgage Rates Tick Up After Jobs Report

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by Matthew Graham on August 04 2017, 5:26 PM

While it was far from a dramatic move mortgage rates ticked slightly higher after today's Employment Situation data, otherwise known simply as "the jobs report" or NFP (due to its headline component: nonfarm payrolls). On average, over time, NFP is the...
Mortgage Rates Lowest in Just Over a Month

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by Matthew Graham on August 03 2017, 3:28 PM

Mortgage rates moved just slightly lower today, bringing them to the best levels in over a month for the 2nd time this week. While that sounds somewhat impressive, day-over-day movement has been very small and the overall range has been very narrow during...
Mortgage Rates Steady at Recent Lows

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by Matthew Graham on August 02 2017, 4:27 PM

Mortgage rates held steady today, keeping them in line with the best levels in just over a month. That means the best-qualified borrowers putting more than 20% down are seeing conventional 30yr fixed rates of roughly 4%, depending on the lender. Some...
Mortgage Rates Trickle to 1-Month Lows

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by Matthew Graham on August 01 2017, 3:27 PM

Mortgage rates continued lower today, matching the best levels in just over a month. Prospective borrowers are increasingly seeing conventional 30yr fixed quotes in the high 3% range on top tier scenarios, though 4.00% is still more prevalent overall...
Mortgage Rates Modestly Lower Despite Flat Markets

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by Matthew Graham on July 31 2017, 4:43 PM

Mortgage rates moved modestly lower today, despite an absence of improvement in underlying bond markets. Rates typically rise in this scenario, but this pattern has been more and more common recently. It's nothing too scandalous--or even terribly interesting...

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