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...
Tue, Jul 8 2014, 3:10 PM
Mortgage rates improved today .
The bonds that most directly affect rates got a boost from stock market
weakness and ongoing European bond mark...
Mon, Jul 7 2014, 3:20 PM
Mortgage rates didn't move
today. Some lenders were slightly higher or lower compared to
Thursday, but only in terms of closing costs, and onl...
Thu, Jul 3 2014, 2:33 PM
Mortgage rates were higher yet again
today, taking their cue from the Employment Situation report. This is
the big "jobs report"--the most imp...
Wed, Jul 2 2014, 5:36 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher today ,
once again at faster pace than most of the recent movement higher or
lower. The weakness in mortgage market...
Tue, Jul 1 2014, 4:02 PM
Mortgage rates finally made a move higher
today as financial markets transitioned from 2nd to 3rd quarter trading
strategies. Most frequently,...
Mon, Jun 30 2014, 2:49 PM
Mortgage rates were unchanged today.
More often than not, when the average rate is unchanged, it's due to a
balance between some lenders offer...
Fri, Jun 27 2014, 5:09 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower again ,
with the best options available in the morning hours. After that, bond
markets including MBS (the mortgage-b...
Thu, Jun 26 2014, 4:52 PM
Mortgage rates moved just slightly lower on average, though some lenders were unchanged or higher. The most prevalently quoted conforming 30yr fi...
Wed, Jun 25 2014, 3:48 PM
Mortgage rates fell nicely today
following the much weaker-than-expected reading on Q1 GDP. The
improvement takes average rates to their lowes...
Tue, Jun 24 2014, 3:42 PM
Mortgage rates were slightly lower
today, but did not move much from yesterday's latest levels. Some
lenders are even in slightly higher terri...
Mon, Jun 23 2014, 5:04 PM
Mortgage rates were slightly lower
this morning, but moved higher in the afternoon, ultimately matching
Friday's latest offerings. Despite som...
Fri, Jun 20 2014, 3:38 PM
Mortgage rates moved modestly lower again today.
While that leaves them a bit higher than the best rates of this year,
it enables an important...
Thu, Jun 19 2014, 5:10 PM
Mortgage rates moved very slightly lower
today depending on the lender. Some lenders had passed along fairly
aggressive improvements with mid-...
Wed, Jun 18 2014, 4:46 PM
Mortgage rates moved modestly lower
by the end of the day, but didn't break any new ground on the week.
The afternoon brought the week's main ...
Tue, Jun 17 2014, 3:43 PM
Mortgage rates erased yesterday's improvement, ending
up back at levels consistent with the middle of last week.
Stronger-than-expected inflat...
Mon, Jun 16 2014, 3:09 PM
Mortgage rates improved again today despite stronger-than-expected economic data. When economic reports are better than forecast, rates tend to move ...
Fri, Jun 13 2014, 2:33 PM
Mortgage rates staged a modest comeback
this afternoon after starting the day in line with the highest levels
of the week. As underlying marke...
Thu, Jun 12 2014, 3:43 PM
Mortgage rates made a stronger mover lower
today, following a well-received 30yr Treasury auction. Treasury
yields don't directly dictate mort...
Wed, Jun 11 2014, 4:24 PM
Mortgage rates took the day off from
their fairly pervasive move higher. Day-over-day rates have been the
same or higher for 8 out of the last...
Tue, Jun 10 2014, 4:15 PM
Mortgage rates continued higher today
adding to a losing streak that has only seen one day of improvement in
the last 9. Rate sheets now most ...
Mon, Jun 9 2014, 3:11 PM
Mortgage rates rose moderately
today. Market conditions were exceptionally quiet and after trading
opened in the secondary mortgage market, th...
Fri, Jun 6 2014, 3:24 PM
Mortgage rates remained very close
to yesterday's latest levels, though that varies depending on the time
of day. Though they returned closer ...
Thu, Jun 5 2014, 3:25 PM
Mortgage rates finally ended
a 5-day losing streak, moving lower for the first time since May 28th.
Today's big order of business was the Euro...
Wed, Jun 4 2014, 3:39 PM
Mortgage rates were higher yet again
today. This time around, the move wasn't quite as brisk as the past
few days. In fact, morning rate shee...
Tue, Jun 3 2014, 3:42 PM
Mortgage rates continued moving higher
at a relatively brisk pace today. The historically normal sources of
market guidance--like economic dat...
Mon, Jun 2 2014, 3:09 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher
today, returning in line with the same "sharply sideways" levels seen
just before the most recent push to 2014 lows...
Fri, May 30 2014, 3:51 PM
Mortgage rates continued slightly higher
today. This had more to do with a market-based continuation of
yesterday's momentum than it did wit...
Thu, May 29 2014, 3:49 PM
Mortgage rates began the day in even better shape than yesterday, but market volatility prompted most lenders to raise rates in the afternoon .
...
Wed, May 28 2014, 3:28 PM
After tying the record for most consecutive days with no change, mortgage rates moved significantly lower today .
The significance isn't due t...
Tue, May 27 2014, 3:03 PM
Mortgage rates were slightly higher
this morning, but mid-day market improvements led many lenders to
adjust rates lower into the afternoon. T...
Fri, May 23 2014, 1:24 PM
Mortgage rates didn't budge
today--not one little bit. It's one thing for lenders to be adjusting
rate sheets at various points in the day, be...
Thu, May 22 2014, 2:58 PM
Mortgage rates ,
once again, are ending the day essentially unchanged compared to the
previous day. Morning rate sheets were in stronger territ...
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