Tue, Jul 24 2018, 5:26 PM
Mortgage rates rose again today, even though underlying bond markets managed to indicate modest improvements. There are two reasons rates ignored thos...
Mon, Jul 23 2018, 3:53 PM
Mortgage rates rose today at the quickest pace in months, ultimately hitting the highest levels since June 25th for the average lender. While neither ...
Fri, Jul 20 2018, 6:27 PM
Mortgage rates improved today but it was largely a byproduct of yesterday's market movement that didn't make it onto lenders' rate sheets at the time....
Thu, Jul 19 2018, 2:53 PM
Mortgage rates had a scare today, as they began the day at their highest levels of the month (depending on the lender) only to fall back in line with ...
Wed, Jul 18 2018, 4:57 PM
Mortgage rates were flat again today, further prolonging a trend that's been in place for weeks. During that time, we've seen modest ups and downs, bu...
Tue, Jul 17 2018, 4:36 PM
Mortgage rates were generally unchanged today, prolonging an exceptionally flat trend. Over the past 3 weeks, the average mortgage seeker will not hav...
Mon, Jul 16 2018, 4:11 PM
Mortgage rates fell to their lowest levels since late May as of last Friday. Today, then, would be the 2nd best day since late May. Rates edged slight...
Fri, Jul 13 2018, 2:55 PM
Mortgage rates fell by an observable amount today-- one of the few times they've done so in recent weeks. Technically, today's average lender is offer...
Thu, Jul 12 2018, 5:18 PM
Mortgage rates stood a very decent chance to experience the highest volatility of the week today thanks to the most important economic data of the wee...
Wed, Jul 11 2018, 4:54 PM
Mortgage rates played the same role they've been playing for weeks by holding fairly steady today. At the average lender, if you're looking for an ave...
Tue, Jul 10 2018, 3:45 PM
Mortgage rates didn't move for most lenders today. Remaining lenders were just slightly higher than yesterday, thus keeping this week's modest upward ...
Mon, Jul 9 2018, 4:47 PM
Mortgage rates were modestly higher today amid exceptionally quiet market conditions. In general, the bond market (which underlies mortgage rates) has...
Fri, Jul 6 2018, 6:12 PM
Mortgage rates finally fell today--something that's proven elusive since roughly June 15th. Incidentally, that's when financial markets began bracing ...
Thu, Jul 5 2018, 4:26 PM
Mortgage rates were sideways to slightly higher today as financial markets returned for the final 2 days of the holiday-shortened week. Trade war anxi...
Tue, Jul 3 2018, 1:55 PM
Mortgage rates ended the day roughly in line with yesterday's on average. That said, there's a wider-than-normal gap between lenders depending on seve...
Mon, Jul 2 2018, 5:09 PM
Mortgage rates began the day in decent shape relative to last week. The average lender's rate/fee combo was at least as low as it had been on Friday. ...
Fri, Jun 29 2018, 5:57 PM
Mortgage rates haven't moved for 3 straight days now. In fact, if you're not too concerned with minutia, there hasn't been any major movement in weeks...
Thu, Jun 28 2018, 4:43 PM
Mortgage rates haven't been too interested in making big moves recently. Today was no exception. In fact, most lenders' rate quotes would be indiscern...
Wed, Jun 27 2018, 4:01 PM
Mortgage rates finally fell today after remaining flat for the last 3 business days. There are a few possible explanations for the friendly move, but ...
Tue, Jun 26 2018, 4:27 PM
Mortgage rates were flat for the 3rd straight day today, keeping them in a holding pattern just slightly below the highest levels in years. This has b...
Mon, Jun 25 2018, 4:33 PM
Conventional wisdom holds that interest rates tend to move in the same direction as stocks. This makes logical sense from a classical investment portf...
Fri, Jun 22 2018, 6:50 PM
Mortgage rates moved slightly higher today. Yet again, underlying bond markets suggested another fate. In other words, if mortgage rates were perfectl...
Thu, Jun 21 2018, 5:35 PM
Mortgage rates were microscopically higher today, which is paradoxical on two levels. The first paradox has to do with today's bond market improvement...
Wed, Jun 20 2018, 4:48 PM
Mortgage rates moved modestly higher today after holding in roughly the same territory for the past 3 days. This brings them back in line with last Th...
Tue, Jun 19 2018, 3:19 PM
Mortgage rates didn't move much today, despite a somewhat decent improvement in bond markets. Overnight, trade war brinksmanship between the US and Ch...
Mon, Jun 18 2018, 3:58 PM
Mortgage rates were sideways to slightly higher today, depending on the lender. The underlying bond market (which dictates rates) was exceptionally qu...
Fri, Jun 15 2018, 5:22 PM
Mortgage rates fell again today, bringing the average rate just slightly lower on the week. Unlike the past 2 days, there were no big ticket calendar ...
Thu, Jun 14 2018, 3:22 PM
Mortgage rates moved LOWER today, following a policy announcement from the European Central Bank (ECB). That claim runs counter to almost any other mo...
Wed, Jun 13 2018, 5:18 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher today, following the Fed's much-anticipated policy announcement. Although the Fed changed quite a few words from the annou...
Tue, Jun 12 2018, 4:41 PM
Mortgage rates didn't move much today. That keeps them in line with some of the highest levels in nearly 7 years, though the same could be said for a ...
Mon, Jun 11 2018, 3:49 PM
Mortgage rates edged up to the highest levels in several weeks today. Only a handful of days from mid-May stand between current levels and the highest...
Fri, Jun 8 2018, 3:31 PM
Mortgage rates were steady again today, holding on to the improvements seen yesterday afternoon following a surprise "flash rally" in bond markets. Su...
Thu, Jun 7 2018, 4:24 PM
Mortgage rates were steady to slightly lower today, depending on the lender and the time of day. Rates were higher earlier this morning as bond market...
Wed, Jun 6 2018, 3:25 PM
Mortgage rates rose today, resuming an upward trend that began last week after political turmoil in Italy began to die down. More simply put, rates ha...
Tue, Jun 5 2018, 4:37 PM
Mortgage rates were little-changed today after rising somewhat quickly over the past 4 business days. This leaves them right on the top dead center of...
Mon, Jun 4 2018, 4:31 PM
Mortgage rates continued higher , adding onto a trend that began last Wednesday. A day earlier, rates hit their best levels in more than a month due t...
Fri, Jun 1 2018, 8:28 PM
Mortgage rates move higher today, mostly due to waning political risks in Italy. To be honest, I only really put the jobs data in the headline because...
Thu, May 31 2018, 4:46 PM
Mortgage rates were effectively unchanged today, despite political developments in Italy providing plenty of justification to move higher. Specificall...
Wed, May 30 2018, 5:36 PM
Mortgage rates were somewhat higher today as politicians struck a more conciliatory tone in Italy. To be clear, we are indeed talking about mortgage r...
Tue, May 29 2018, 3:37 PM
Mortgage rates dropped abruptly today as political developments in Italy caused investor panic over the weekend. This is a bit of a complex topic, but...
Fri, May 25 2018, 5:02 PM
Mortgage rates moved much lower this week with another strong move today. As we discussed yesterday, this is certainly at odds with the prevailing new...
Thu, May 24 2018, 3:14 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower again today, bringing them to the best levels in at least 2 weeks. This assertion is very much at odds with the prevailing ...
Wed, May 23 2018, 3:36 PM
This week hadn't been too traumatic for mortgage rates through yesterday afternoon, but neither had it been positive in any noticeable way. That chang...
Tue, May 22 2018, 3:09 PM
After quite a bit of volatility and a move up to 7-year highs last week, mortgage rates have managed to avoid any semblance of drama so far this week....
Mon, May 21 2018, 3:38 PM
Mortgage rates held steady today, which is better than what could be said for most of last week when rates shot up to the highest levels in 7 years. F...
Fri, May 18 2018, 3:31 PM
Mortgage rates caught some small semblance of a break today. If it's not apparent based on that assessment in conjunction with the headline, the impro...
Thu, May 17 2018, 4:48 PM
It's Thursday, which is when Freddie Mac's weekly Mortgage rate survey comes out. The survey is the most widely quoted source material for major media...
Wed, May 16 2018, 5:26 PM
Mortgage rates spiked to 7-year highs yesterday. While today's move was nowhere near the same size, it was in the same unfriendly direction. That make...
Tue, May 15 2018, 4:02 PM
Mortgage rates spiked in a big way today, bringing some lenders to the highest levels in nearly 7 years (you'd need to go back to July 2011 to see wor...
Mon, May 14 2018, 4:00 PM
Mortgage rates were sideways to slightly higher today, and that's actually a strong showing considering what transpired in underlying bond markets. In...
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