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Mortgage Rates Jump Back To Recent Highs, More Volatility Ahead

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by Matthew Graham on May 17 2013, 3:51 PM

Mortgage rates moved higher at their fastest pace in two weeks , after having their best day in more than 6 weeks just yesterday. The net effect for rates is not good, leaving them at their highest levels of the week and very close to 2013 highs seen...
Mortgage Rates Move Convincingly Lower

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by Matthew Graham on May 16 2013, 4:15 PM

Mortgage rates moved lower at their fastest pace in 6 weeks today, erasing most of the losses seen so far this week. Not all lenders have adjusted pricing at the same pace, however, and best-execution is still 3.625% for conventional, 30yr fixed loans...
Mortgage Rates Unchanged To Slightly Higher

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by Matthew Graham on May 15 2013, 4:51 PM

Mortgage rates had a good day, despite the fact that the day-over-day change from yesterday is flat to slightly higher. Part of the reason for the higher average rate (by .01%) today has to do with late day negative reprices yesterday that weren't yet...
Mortgage Rates Continue Barreling Toward 2013 Highs

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by Matthew Graham on May 14 2013, 4:20 PM

Mortgage rates began the day in promising shape, but lost their composure early and often. Despite several lenders releasing their initial rate sheets today in line with yesterday's, the afternoon brought 1-3 rounds of new rate sheets with costs significantly...
Mortgage Rates At 8 Week Highs

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by Matthew Graham on May 13 2013, 4:01 PM

Mortgage rates continued higher to begin the week, carrying some momentum from Friday's rapid move higher and taking new cues from a stronger-than-expected Retail Sales report this morning. Rates were already at their worst levels in over a month last...
Why Did Mortgage Rates Spike Quickly To One-Month Highs?

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by Matthew Graham on May 10 2013, 4:42 PM

Mortgage rates rocketed higher precipitously today, taking them to their highest levels since April 2nd. The move was all the more confounding as it happened on a day with no significant headlines or data releases--at least not the caliber of information...
Mortgage Rates Flat For Second Straight Day

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by Matthew Graham on May 09 2013, 4:39 PM

Mortgage rates ended the day in line with yesterday's levels on average, making this the second straight day with unchanged rates and unchanged borrowing costs associated with those rates. While it's not uncommon for the ' best-execution ' rate to remain...
Mortgage Rates Hold Steady, Ending Four Day Losing Streak

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by Matthew Graham on May 08 2013, 3:03 PM

Mortgage rates were almost perfectly flat today, ending a 4 day trend higher, for now. That trend began on Thursday and of course saw it's biggest surge after Friday's Job's report. Rates continued drifting higher to start the current week, but at a lessened...
Mortgage Rates Continue Steady Drift Higher

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by Matthew Graham on May 07 2013, 4:38 PM

Mortgage rates rose again today, continuing the steady move higher seen yesterday. In the bigger picture, Friday's jobs report did the most severe damage, taking rates much higher on that single day than yesterday and today combined. Without any meaningful...
Mortgage Rates Higher In a More Orderly Fashion to Begin The Week

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by Matthew Graham on May 06 2013, 2:45 PM

Mortgage rates moved gently higher today compared to Friday's calamitous surge higher, which was among the 5 worst days for rates of the past two years. Though the movement was extreme, it followed nearly 8 weeks of improvement that had taken rates to...
Mortgage Rates Jump Higher Following Employment Report

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by Matthew Graham on May 03 2013, 4:03 PM

Mortgage rates shot higher at their fastest pace in two months after this morning's hotly anticipated Employment Situation Report showed that job creation in April was better than expected. Stronger economic data tends to cause longer term interest rates...
Mortgage Rates Ease Off The Throttle Ahead of Jobs Report

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by Matthew Graham on May 02 2013, 3:16 PM

Mortgage rates broke a 4 day winning streak today, moving moderately higher after hitting 2013 lows yesterday. For many, the difference will be immaterial as today's average rate is the second lowest of 2013. In fact, any of the days in this week have...
Mortgage Rates Improve Following Employment Data And FOMC

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by Matthew Graham on May 01 2013, 4:02 PM

Mortgage rates kept falling today, further extending the run into the lowest rates of 2013, but not quite in all-time low territory yet. Much of today's improvement was a factor of the morning's employment data from ADP--seen as forward indicator of Friday...
Mortgage Rates Continue Tip-Toeing Into 2013 Lows

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by Matthew Graham on April 30 2013, 2:36 PM

Mortgage rates extended their run into 2013 lows today, but only by small margins. The movement is essentially similar to yesterday's and further supports the case for a shift from 3.5% to 3.375% for the Conventional, 30yr Fixed best execution rate. The...
Mortgage Rates Modestly Improve on 2013 Lows

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by Matthew Graham on April 29 2013, 3:26 PM

Mortgage rates continued lower today, after officially hitting the lowest levels of the year on Friday. Bond markets including MBS (the "mortgage-backed-securities" that most directly affect mortgage rates) generally held steady despite advancing stock...

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