Wed, Sep 17 2014, 5:30 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher at a moderate pace today after the Fed reiterated their intentions regarding the gradual tightening of monetary policy....
Tue, Sep 16 2014, 3:12 PM
Mortgage rates experienced their first genuine improvement of the month today. The gains were nothing if not very small, but they ended an uncom...
Mon, Sep 15 2014, 4:22 PM
Mortgage rates managed to hold steady today, which matches the very best performance of any other day in September. In other words, rates have e...
Fri, Sep 12 2014, 3:18 PM
Mortgage rates have now endured an insulting 10 straight days without improving. While a few of those have resulted in 'unchanged' levels, most ...
Thu, Sep 11 2014, 3:00 PM
Mortgage rates were essentially unchanged today. Most lenders were microscopically lower in terms of closing costs, though several went the othe...
Wed, Sep 10 2014, 3:37 PM
Mortgage rates continued moving higher at a fairly quick pace today. Some borrowers may now start to see rate quotes moving up an eighth of a po...
Tue, Sep 9 2014, 3:12 PM
Mortgage rates finally delivered an unequivocal performance today. Unfortunately, it wasn't the kind we were hoping for. Rates moved higher at t...
Mon, Sep 8 2014, 3:39 PM
Mortgage rates were higher OR lower today, depending on the lender. Some of the differences in pricing strategies have to do with Friday afterno...
Fri, Sep 5 2014, 4:11 PM
Mortgage rates were lower out of the gate this morning after the weaker-than-expected jobs report fueled bond market gains. As bond prices rise,...
Thu, Sep 4 2014, 3:44 PM
Mortgage rates ended the day fairly well mixed between higher and lower compared to yesterday. This is heavily dependent on the lender in questi...
Wed, Sep 3 2014, 3:56 PM
Mortgage rates started the day heading higher after overnight news of a potential ceasefire in Ukraine caused investors to quickly sell safe-have...
Tue, Sep 2 2014, 3:42 PM
Mortgage rates were higher today, ending nearly a week and a half of modest improvements. While no individual day stood out during that time, the ...
Fri, Aug 29 2014, 2:49 PM
Mortgage rates barely budged today. A few lenders were a bit higher than yesterday. A few more were a bit lower, but most hadn't moved enough to ...
Thu, Aug 28 2014, 3:45 PM
Mortgage rates fell modestly for an impressive sixth straight day today. Yet again, we're seeing little attention paid to the events in the US tha...
Wed, Aug 27 2014, 4:35 PM
Mortgage rates fell by an almost imperceptible amount today. Some lenders were actually unchanged or slightly higher. The actual NOTE rates ...
Tue, Aug 26 2014, 3:16 PM
So many questions have been raised by the surprising state of affairs in the world of mortgage rates this year. Why did rates move in the opp...
Mon, Aug 25 2014, 3:25 PM
Mortgage rates were steady for some lenders today, and slightly lower for others. The movement wasn't nearly enough to affect rates themselves, meani...
Fri, Aug 22 2014, 3:22 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower for a second straight day following a much-anticipated speech from Federal Reserve Chair Yellen in Jackson Hole. Whil...
Thu, Aug 21 2014, 3:46 PM
Mortgage rates ended a 3-day losing streak , moving modestly lower today. This wasn't the case in the morning, but several lenders released positiv...
Wed, Aug 20 2014, 4:36 PM
Mortgage rates were higher for a third straight day as financial markets continue a measured correction from last Friday's volatility. At that tim...
Tue, Aug 19 2014, 2:08 PM
Mortgage rates continued moving higher today after headlines suggested a chance for deescalation in Ukraine. It was the geopolitical risk in Ukrai...
Mon, Aug 18 2014, 5:23 PM
After hitting the lowest levels in over 2 months on Friday, mortgage rates bounced almost all the way back to Thursday's levels. That's somewha...
Fri, Aug 15 2014, 4:39 PM
There were numerous headlines swirling mid-morning concerning military violence between Ukraine and Russia. Financial markets responded in a big wa...
Thu, Aug 14 2014, 4:49 PM
Mortgage rates made yet another small move lower , and this time it was enough to lay claim to the title of "lowest in over a month." This is mor...
Wed, Aug 13 2014, 3:08 PM
Mortgage rates improved just slightly today, but that's a welcome result considering the way things had been shaping up. If not for the weaker-tha...
Tue, Aug 12 2014, 3:14 PM
Mortgage rates were unchanged for
the most part today. Of the lenders who had measurable changes from
yesterday's latest offerings, slight...
Mon, Aug 11 2014, 3:51 PM
While mortgage rates didn't enjoy as strong of a move lower as US Treasuries last week, they were nonetheless right in line with their best l...
Fri, Aug 8 2014, 3:28 PM
headlines about potential US air strikes in Iraq sent Treasury
yields plummeting. When MBS started trading this morning, they were
only moderatel...
Thu, Aug 7 2014, 3:50 PM
Mortgage rates moved moderately lower today as bond markets benefited from overseas risks. These risks take several forms at the moment, ranging f...
Wed, Aug 6 2014, 4:06 PM
Mortgage rates edged microscopically lower today, though some lenders were unchanged from Tuesday's latest levels.
this morning. Bond markets (...
Tue, Aug 5 2014, 3:18 PM
Mortgage rates were just slightly higher
this morning. Bond markets (which set the tone for mortgage pricing)
lost some ground overnight and r...
Mon, Aug 4 2014, 4:11 PM
Mortgage rates held their ground over
the weekend, with most lenders offering the exact same rates and costs
as Friday afternoon. There were n...
Fri, Aug 1 2014, 3:20 PM
Mortgage rates were able to recover
some of the ground lost this week after the important Employment
Situation Report showed slightly less jo...
Thu, Jul 31 2014, 4:09 PM
Mortgage rates
started the day in fairly rough shape with most lenders offering
noticeably higher rates vs yesterday. As stock markets slid in...
Wed, Jul 30 2014, 5:02 PM
For weeks, we've discussed the prospects for increased volatility
centered on today's economic calendar. The chances of a bigger move
were much h...
Tue, Jul 29 2014, 4:05 PM
Mortgage rates were slightly lower
today, holding inside a low and narrow range that's been intact for
nearly 2 weeks. The movement was smal...
Mon, Jul 28 2014, 3:30 PM
Mortgage rates didn't move much
to start the week, with a nearly equal number of lenders moving both
higher and lower. On average, rates wer...
Fri, Jul 25 2014, 2:46 PM
Mortgage rates were sideways to marginally lower today. Many
lenders released new and improved rate sheets in the afternoon in order
for t...
Thu, Jul 24 2014, 4:10 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher today
at the fastest pace since July 3rd as bond markets began backing away
from more anxious levels associated wit...
Wed, Jul 23 2014, 5:07 PM
Mortgage rates were mixed today
depending on the lender and the time of day you look. Most recently,
the average lender is back to unchanged v...
Tue, Jul 22 2014, 4:56 PM
Mortgage rates were unchanged
in most cases today, though some lenders were slightly worse. Even
then, the difference from yesterday is genera...
Mon, Jul 21 2014, 4:18 PM
Mortgage rates moved just barely lower
in most cases today, though some lenders were unchanged or slightly
higher. It was a slow start to the ...
Fri, Jul 18 2014, 3:11 PM
Mortgage rates managed to hold their ground
today. Some lenders were even in slightly better shape, though there
was no change on average. Th...
Thu, Jul 17 2014, 5:17 PM
Mortgage rates moved more decisively lower
today, though not for any stable or happy reasons. Such is often the
case with interest rates. As ...
Wed, Jul 16 2014, 3:16 PM
Mortgage rates were just barely higher
today on average. The movement was so small that several lenders were
actually unchanged or slightly be...
Tue, Jul 15 2014, 3:26 PM
Mortgage rates moved slightly higher again today .
Fed Chair Janet Yellen provided her semi-annual testimony to the Senate
Banking Committee th...
Mon, Jul 14 2014, 4:19 PM
Mortgage rates rose modestly today ,
ending last week's streak of 5 days without an increase. The movement
wasn't enough to unseat 4.125% as th...
Fri, Jul 11 2014, 3:35 PM
Mortgage rates moved just barely lower today,
bringing them in lines with the lowest levels of the month. In this
case, when we talk about "th...
Thu, Jul 10 2014, 4:37 PM
Mortgage rates continued lower today ,
helped along this time by European markets. Although mortgage rates
are most directly influenced by pric...
Wed, Jul 9 2014, 5:38 PM
Mortgage rates improved again today ,
but it wasn't exactly a straight line to success. In fact, the
underlying bond markets that directly imp...
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