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...
Fri, May 13 2016, 5:18 PM
Mortgage rates found their footing today, moving sideways to slightly lower after losing ground the past two days. Earlier this week, rates hit the...
Thu, May 12 2016, 4:48 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher again today, rising to the highest levels since last Thursday. That fact is contrary to the most of the mortgage-rate-r...
Wed, May 11 2016, 5:07 PM
Mortgage rates were very slightly higher today. That's counterintuitive because bond markets were slightly stronger, and that almost always coincid...
Tue, May 10 2016, 3:53 PM
Mortgage rates didn't move any lower today, but they earned an important distinction nonetheless. As of today, you'd have to go back 3 full years t...
Mon, May 9 2016, 4:45 PM
Mortgage rates moved sideways today, taking them one step closer to officially claiming the title of "3 year lows." Tomorrow marks the three year a...
Fri, May 6 2016, 5:09 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower today, following after the labor department reported lower-than-expected job creation in the month of April. Interesting...
Thu, May 5 2016, 4:24 PM
Mortgage rates held steady today, marking the 9th straight day without a move higher. 6 of those 9 days have seen mild to moderate improvements, ul...
Wed, May 4 2016, 5:03 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower for the 6th day in a row today, bringing them in line with the best levels in more than a month. It should be noted, h...
Tue, May 3 2016, 5:01 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower again today as stock markets tumbled. The weakness in stocks was led by the European banking sector with several big n...
Mon, May 2 2016, 4:26 PM
Mortgage rates moved just slightly lower today, despite the fact that bond markets were suggesting a move in the other direction. Mortgage rates ...
Fri, Apr 29 2016, 4:16 PM
Mortgage rates moved just slightly lower in most cases, to end the week at the best levels since April 19th. Mor importantly, the past 3 days of ...
Thu, Apr 28 2016, 4:50 PM
Mortgage rates continued lower for a second straight day, ultimately making it back to levels not seen since last Tuesday. Today's improvements are...
Wed, Apr 27 2016, 4:48 PM
Mortgage rates caught a break today! After having moved sideways or higher for the past 7 days, and spending the last 3 at the highest levels in mor...
Tue, Apr 26 2016, 4:32 PM
Mortgage rates remained in line with their highest levels in a month for the third straight day . The average lender is now quoting convention...
Mon, Apr 25 2016, 5:07 PM
Mortgage rates didn't move much , if at all, today. That's not exactly what we want to see right now considering they're as high as they've been sin...
Fri, Apr 22 2016, 5:00 PM
Mortgage rates continued higher today, solidifying this week as the worst one in quite a while. Not since the first week i n November have rates ...
Thu, Apr 21 2016, 4:41 PM
Mortgage rates picked right up where they left off yesterday: pushing into the highest levels of the month. This week has seen the fastest rise in ...
Wed, Apr 20 2016, 5:15 PM
Mortgage rates jumped significantly higher today, relative to the almost perfectly flat trend that's been intact for more than a week. We were alre...
Tue, Apr 19 2016, 3:42 PM
Mortgage rates held steady again today , despite some weakness in underlying bond markets. When it comes to setting rates for the day lender rate sh...
Mon, Apr 18 2016, 4:37 PM
Mortgage rates held steady today , leaving them just off the lowest levels in nearly three years. Market conditions were somewhat volatile surroundi...
Fri, Apr 15 2016, 4:23 PM
Mortgage rates improved slightly today , bringing them back toward the lowest levels in nearly three years. With all of the headlines to that effect ...
Thu, Apr 14 2016, 3:26 PM
It's that time again! Thursday rolls around and Freddie Mac releases its weekly mortgage rate survey. Most major media outlets subsequently craft he...
Wed, Apr 13 2016, 4:41 PM
Mortgage rates pulled up just slightly today after spending the past few days near 3-year lows. The weakness in rates is in line with our discus...
Tue, Apr 12 2016, 4:18 PM
Mortgage rates managed to hold steady today despite weakness in underlying bond markets. That means the rates being offered by lenders are subst...
Mon, Apr 11 2016, 3:20 PM
Mortgage rates were little changed today , keeping them in line with the lowest levels in nearly 3 years. Specifically, there have only been 2-3 ...
Fri, Apr 8 2016, 2:38 PM
Mortgage rates didn't necessarily improve today --some lenders were worse-off actually--but merely holding steady on average, rates are ending the...
Thu, Apr 7 2016, 4:46 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower today , but not by much. Bond market levels typically dictate mortgage rate changes in fairly short order. Oftentimes...
Wed, Apr 6 2016, 4:10 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher today , pulling away from yesterday's long-term lows. Today's move wasn't extreme, by any means. It simply brings ra...
Tue, Apr 5 2016, 4:22 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower today , continuing the recent trend of improvement. Investors are feeling more cautious after Fed Chair Janet Yellen e...
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