Tue, Jan 10 2017, 4:32 PM
Mortgage rates were slightly higher today, but remain in much better shape overall when compared to the last month of 2016. In many ways, the new year...
Mon, Jan 9 2017, 6:28 PM
Mortgage rates recovered much of Friday's losses today, moving back near the lowest levels in more than a month. To be fair, that's a claim they could...
Fri, Jan 6 2017, 4:15 PM
Mortgage rates moved moderately higher today after the Employment Situation Report (aka "the jobs report" or simply "NFP," after its trademark compone...
Thu, Jan 5 2017, 4:08 PM
It's Thursday and thus time, once again, for the weekly mortgage rate survey from Freddie Mac. Over time and in the bigger picture, Freddie's survey i...
Wed, Jan 4 2017, 4:13 PM
Mortgage rates were slightly higher today, on average, but some lenders were unchanged from yesterday. Others were quoting higher rates in the morning...
Tue, Jan 3 2017, 4:52 PM
Mortgage rates improved slightly to begin 2017, bringing them to the lowest levels in nearly a month, on average. December 8th was the last time rates...
Fri, Dec 30 2016, 12:27 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower for a 3rd consecutive day to end 2016, bringing them to the lowest levels in more than 3 weeks for many lenders. December 8...
Thu, Dec 29 2016, 3:57 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower today , somewhat significantly, depending on the lender. In many cases, quotes are an eighth of a point lower compared to T...
Wed, Dec 28 2016, 3:50 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower today following back-to-back afternoons of improvements in underlying bond markets. Yesterday afternoon was only slightly s...
Tue, Dec 27 2016, 3:07 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher today, bringing them back into the range that's dominated the second half of the month. That means the average lender is f...
Fri, Dec 23 2016, 2:02 PM
Mortgage rates made their biggest move of the week today, although the competition wasn't very stiff, considering yesterday's microscopic improvement ...
Thu, Dec 22 2016, 3:24 PM
Mortgage rates did nothing today. They did less than nothing . This week is already easily on track to be the calmest since the election. And if tomor...
Wed, Dec 21 2016, 5:18 PM
Mortgage rates continued the normal late-December trend of minimal movement today, but the average lender managed a microscopic improvement. This wasn...
Tue, Dec 20 2016, 4:01 PM
Mortgage rates are officially checked out for the holidays . Today marked the third straight day with very little change from the previous day's rates...
Mon, Dec 19 2016, 5:00 PM
Mortgage rates stayed close to the highest levels in more than 2 years today, even though underlying bond markets left plenty of room for improvement....
Fri, Dec 16 2016, 4:40 PM
Mortgage rates stayed steady today, on average, though any given lender could be slightly better or worse compared to yesterday. Bond markets (which u...
Thu, Dec 15 2016, 3:32 PM
Don't believe anything you read about mortgage rates today... well, except this . In fact, you're welcome to believe anything you read as long as it a...
Wed, Dec 14 2016, 3:57 PM
Mortgage rates skyrocketed (relatively) following today's rate hike from the Fed. It wasn't the rate hike itself, however, that markets find most trou...
Tue, Dec 13 2016, 4:10 PM
Mortgage rates started stronger out of the gate, but morning weakness in bond markets prompted many lenders to adjust rates higher by early afternoon....
Mon, Dec 12 2016, 4:17 PM
Mortgage rates were mixed today, depending on the lender, as well as the time of day. Earlier this morning, most lenders were quoting slightly higher ...
Fri, Dec 9 2016, 3:13 PM
Mortgage rates rose meaningfully today, with most lenders coming close to the highest levels in more than 2 years (on December 1st). Keep in mind thou...
Thu, Dec 8 2016, 5:42 PM
Mortgage rates were only somewhat higher today, on average, and some lenders were actually right in line with yesterday's offerings. All this despite ...
Wed, Dec 7 2016, 5:03 PM
Mortgage rates moved moderately lower today, as financial markets positioned themselves for an important announcement from the European Central Bank (...
Tue, Dec 6 2016, 4:44 PM
Mortgage rates barely budged today, with most lenders offering the exact same quotes as yesterday. While we have seen a few days with similar day-over...
Mon, Dec 5 2016, 3:34 PM
Mortgage rates were slightly higher today relative to last Friday's levels, leaving them near the 2-year highs seen last Thursday. Volatility continue...
Fri, Dec 2 2016, 4:19 PM
Mortgage rates erased yesterday's losses after today's jobs report, though not necessarily because of it. The Employment Situation (affectionately ref...
Thu, Dec 1 2016, 4:02 PM
Mortgage rates spiked abruptly today, bringing them to the highest levels in well over 2 years . The average lender is now quoting conventional 30yr f...
Wed, Nov 30 2016, 4:07 PM
Mortgage rates rose moderately today, bringing them roughly back in line with Monday's levels. For the record, that leaves us in slightly better shape...
Tue, Nov 29 2016, 3:53 PM
Mortgage rate s continued lower today. While the pace of improvement was slightly slower, it was enough to get the average lender rate sheet back to l...
Mon, Nov 28 2016, 3:40 PM
WARNING: this article's headline makes the overall mortgage rate situation sound much better than it actually is . While it is indeed a fact that toda...
Fri, Nov 25 2016, 4:23 PM
Mortgage rates were unchanged-to-slightly-higher today, depending on the lender. Most lenders put out rate sheets in fairly conservative territory on ...
Wed, Nov 23 2016, 4:36 PM
Mortgage rates move abruptly higher today, bringing the average lender very close to the highest levels in more than 2 years. As it stands, rates are ...
Tue, Nov 22 2016, 5:16 PM
Mortgage rates stayed mostly steady today, on average. For the record, that means some lenders were in slightly better shape versus yesterday's latest...
Mon, Nov 21 2016, 5:27 PM
Mortgage rates called in sick today, effectively doing nothing to move higher or lower from last Friday, on average. For the record, that means some l...
Fri, Nov 18 2016, 4:49 PM
It was all pain , all the time for mortgage rates today. Since the election, the average conventional 30yr fixed rate has risen roughly 0.5%, putting ...
Thu, Nov 17 2016, 4:48 PM
Mortgage rates may have caught a break yesterday , but today is a different story. Or perhaps it's a different kind of break... a bad one... more of a...
Wed, Nov 16 2016, 4:40 PM
Mortgage rates finally caught a break today, moving somewhat lower after hitting the highest levels of the year yesterday afternoon. In fact, several ...
Tue, Nov 15 2016, 4:37 PM
Mortgage rates were mixed today, depending on the lender. Those who raised rates yesterday afternoon were more likely to show small day-over-day impro...
Mon, Nov 14 2016, 5:18 PM
It's been a long time since anyone could say that top tier conventional conforming 30yr fixed mortgage rates were at 4% . Indeed, even last Monday, th...
Thu, Nov 10 2016, 6:26 PM
Mortgage Rates continued a relentless move higher today, as financial markets continue rapidly adjusting the price of new realities (more on that in a...
Wed, Nov 9 2016, 4:38 PM
Mortgage Rates skyrocketed today, relative to their average range of movement. It was the single biggest move higher since the days of the taper tantr...
Tue, Nov 8 2016, 3:46 PM
Mortgage Rates rose today as early presidential polls showed Clinton leading in several battleground states. At least when it comes to the most immedi...
Mon, Nov 7 2016, 4:55 PM
Mortgage Rates were unchanged today despite a fair amount of weakness in the bond market. Rates typically rise when bonds weaken. The absence of volat...
Fri, Nov 4 2016, 4:28 PM
Mortgage Rates were slightly lower today--a counterintuitive move considering the big jobs report was slightly stronger that expected. To be clear, th...
Thu, Nov 3 2016, 4:03 PM
Mortgage Rates were slightly higher today, keeping them in line with the weakest levels in just over 5 months. "Weakness" is relative, however. Apart ...
Wed, Nov 2 2016, 4:37 PM
Mortgage Rates eased just a bit more today, marking the 4th day of relative stability after a sharp rise last Thursday. Although there was a Fed annou...
Tue, Nov 1 2016, 4:44 PM
Mortgage Rates continue to operate near 5-month highs , after putting in a mixed performance today. The morning was especially bad as stronger global ...
Mon, Oct 31 2016, 3:58 PM
Mortgage Rates moved sideways to slightly lower for the 2nd day in a row, after hitting the highest levels in 5 months on Thursday. While the positive...
Fri, Oct 28 2016, 3:40 PM
Mortgage Rates recovered slightly today, after hitting the highest levels in nearly 5 months yesterday. Unfortunately, that leaves today's rates with ...
Thu, Oct 27 2016, 2:23 PM
Mortgage Rates are much higher today, regardless of anything else you may have seen. Why am I alluding to other things you may have seen? Because it's...
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