First things first: the average mortgage lender improved modestly today, compared to last Friday's levels. This leaves mortgage rates at their lowest levels in several months. That's great news and indeed, the last few weeks have been the best few weeks we've seen in more than a year. That having been said, we're now reaching the stage where the strong move in underlying financial markets may be running out of steam. "Running out of steam" could mean one of several things . In the best case, this is just the obligatory pause that almost all such market movements encounter before ultimately con... (read more)