Tue, Jul 26 2016, 4:58 PM
Mortgage rates moved slightly higher today, and are now effectively at the highest levels in month. That sounds a bit more dire than it is, thoug...
Mon, Jul 25 2016, 4:08 PM
Mortgage rates were unchanged again today, making three out of the past 4 days where rates haven't budged and 6 out of the past 7 days where rates...
Fri, Jul 22 2016, 3:51 PM
Mortgage rates didn't budge , compared to yesterday's, which leaves them in line with their highest levels since late June. A small majority lende...
Thu, Jul 21 2016, 4:59 PM
For most lenders, you'd have to go back to late June in order to see mortgage rates any higher than they were today, although several lenders d...
Wed, Jul 20 2016, 2:24 PM
Mortgage rates held perfectly steady today, with most lenders offering the exact same quotes as yesterday. The most prevalent conventional 30yr fix...
Tue, Jul 19 2016, 4:01 PM
Mortgage rates were sideways in some cases today, and very slightly lower in others, making for one of their better performances over the past few w...
Mon, Jul 18 2016, 5:23 PM
Mortgage rates remain under pressure over the past few weeks after hitting near-all-time lows in early July. With one exception, rates have been ei...
Fri, Jul 15 2016, 5:39 PM
Mortgage rates have been moving higher, in general, this week. That upward momentum tends to coincide with weakness in broader bond markets. For i...
Thu, Jul 14 2016, 4:28 PM
Mortgage rates were slightly higher again today, and this time, it's personal! OK, so it's not really "personal," but it is now more of a concern f...
Wed, Jul 13 2016, 4:56 PM
Mortgage rates moved just slightly lower today, following a fairly abrupt spike over the first two days of the week. This the sort of movement that...
Tue, Jul 12 2016, 5:01 PM
Mortgage rates are on the move, heading noticeably higher after a more subtle increase yesterday. With that, this week now stands as the first majo...
Mon, Jul 11 2016, 5:10 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher today, but not by very much, considering the amount of movement seen in other corners of financial markets. For instanc...
Fri, Jul 8 2016, 4:44 PM
Mortgage rates held surprisingly steady despite a strong employment headline. The big jobs report came out today, and it showed payroll creation at...
Thu, Jul 7 2016, 2:02 PM
Mortgage rates finally ended an impressive winning streak today, rising for the first time in 9 days. Rates began that streak with a massive move l...
Wed, Jul 6 2016, 4:23 PM
Mortgage rates fell again today, extending an already-uncanny winning streak to its 8th straight day. The most recent improvements bring the averag...
Tue, Jul 5 2016, 3:05 PM
Mortgage rates dropped noticeably today, bringing quite a few lenders down to 3.25% in terms of conventional 30yr fixed quotes on top tier scenarios...
Fri, Jul 1 2016, 1:39 PM
Mortgage rates fell moderately today, adding a 6th day to a winning streak that began with last week's Brexit news and bringing rates right to the b...
Thu, Jun 30 2016, 2:26 PM
Mortgage rates trickled slightly lower today, technically taking them to another in a string of 3-year lows over the past 2 weeks. The most recent,...
Wed, Jun 29 2016, 4:09 PM
Mortgage rates were roughly unchanged today, on average, with some lenders showing slight improvements while others moved just a bit higher. Even o...
Tue, Jun 28 2016, 3:28 PM
Mortgage rates fell modestly today despite some weakness in underlying bond markets. Typically, when bond yields (which move inversely with bond pr...
Mon, Jun 27 2016, 4:21 PM
Mortgage rates move lower again today following last week's Brexit headlines (the U.K.'s vote to leave the European Union). Indeed it's hard to tur...
Fri, Jun 24 2016, 1:04 PM
Mortgage rates plummeted today following the surprise victory of the referendum for the U.K. leaving the European Union (aka "Brexit"). This joins ...
Thu, Jun 23 2016, 3:07 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher for the 5th day in a row as financial markets prepare for the results of the U.K. referendum on its European Union membe...
Wed, Jun 22 2016, 3:05 PM
Mortgage rates were higher for a 4th straight day today. That is a bit of a puzzler at first glance because bond markets are showing improvements f...
Tue, Jun 21 2016, 2:36 PM
Mortgage rates remained under pressure today, moving up to the highest levels in two weeks. Financial markets are in the process of undoing some of...
Mon, Jun 20 2016, 2:26 PM
Mortgage rates continued higher today, and at a quicker pace than the modest increase seen at the end of last week. Financial markets are undergoin...
Fri, Jun 17 2016, 3:06 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher today for the first time in nearly 2 weeks. After rising slightly on Monday June 6th, rates have been on a mission--mov...
Thu, Jun 16 2016, 3:59 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower today, largely because they needed to get caught up with yesterday afternoon's movement in bond markets. As a reminder, ...
Wed, Jun 15 2016, 4:10 PM
Mortgage rates were unchanged today, despite the potential for volatility surround the Fed's rate announcement. No one expected the Fed to hike rat...
Tue, Jun 14 2016, 4:34 PM
Mortgage rates were initially lower this morning as global bond yields continued to plumb record lows. There was widespread coverage in financial n...
Mon, Jun 13 2016, 4:25 PM
Mortgage rates haven't moved too much recently, and no one is complaining. While each of the past 5 days has only seen a modest drop in rates, they...
Fri, Jun 10 2016, 5:01 PM
Mortgage rates crept just barely lower today, but it was enough to leave the average lender's rate sheet in its best shape since May of 2013. (At t...
Thu, Jun 9 2016, 4:18 PM
Mortgage rates moved slightly lower today, bringing them to levels seen only one other time in the past 3 years. Even then, that "other time" was o...
Wed, Jun 8 2016, 4:40 PM
Mortgage rates barely budged, yet again today. But that's not such a bad thing considering they are very close to 3-year lows. On top of that, amo...
Tue, Jun 7 2016, 4:49 PM
Mortgage rates were sideways to slightly lower today, keeping them in line with the lowest levels in more than three years. While there are a few a...
Mon, Jun 6 2016, 4:48 PM
Mortgage rates moved slightly higher today, erasing only some of the massive improvements seen after last Friday's jobs report. In general, most le...
Fri, Jun 3 2016, 2:29 PM
Mortgage rates plummeted today, relatively speaking, fully erasing the damage done 2 weeks ago after the Fed Minutes sent rates higher at the fastes...
Thu, Jun 2 2016, 3:21 PM
Mortgage rates rose modestly today, despite improvements in underlying bond markets. This was in line with our discussion about "the catch" associa...
Wed, Jun 1 2016, 3:49 PM
Mortgage rates fell to their lowest levels in roughly two weeks this morning. That's a seemingly positive statement, but while it's true, there are...
Tue, May 31 2016, 3:42 PM
Mortgage rates were generally unchanged to begin the short work-week for financial markets, though that wasn't the case at first. Earlier this morn...
Fri, May 27 2016, 12:48 PM
Mortgage rates were sideways to slightly lower today, depending on the lender. Financial markets closed early for Memorial Day weekend, and will be...
Thu, May 26 2016, 5:23 PM
Mortgage rates moved modestly lower today. Given that rates had spiked last Wednesday and haven't moved too much since then, today's improvement wa...
Wed, May 25 2016, 4:12 PM
Mortgage rates didn't move much today, depending on the lender. Most of the movement seen was toward slightly higher levels. The bond markets that...
Tue, May 24 2016, 5:08 PM
Mortgage rates were mixed today, depending on the lender. Some lenders adjusted rates higher in the middle of the day to reflect bond market weakne...
Mon, May 23 2016, 4:48 PM
Mortgage rates were relatively steady again , marking the third straight business day with almost no rate movement following last week's quick spike ...
Fri, May 20 2016, 4:28 PM
Mortgage rates held mostly steady today, as some lenders were just barely higher and others slightly lower than yesterday's latest levels. With tha...
Thu, May 19 2016, 3:34 PM
Mortgage rates bounced back today, to some extent, after rising at the fastest pace in more than 3 months yesterday. Most of yesterday's damage rem...
Wed, May 18 2016, 4:29 PM
Mortgage rates skyrocketed today, relative to their recent average daily movement, following the release of the Minutes from the most recent Fed mee...
Tue, May 17 2016, 4:37 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher today as investors sold assets ahead of tomorrow's Fed Minutes. Asset prices move lower when sellers outweigh buyers, a...
Mon, May 16 2016, 4:53 PM
Mortgage rates held surprisingly steady today, even though underlying bond markets were in noticeably weaker territory. As bonds weaken, rates norm...
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