Fri, Jan 17 2014, 5:44 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower for the second day in a row, bringing
them back to the same 6-week lows seen on Monday, on average. Some
lenders...
Thu, Jan 16 2014, 3:58 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower today
preserving the pocket of recovery that formed on the heels of last
week's Employment Situation report. Every d...
Wed, Jan 15 2014, 4:03 PM
Mortgage rates were higher again
today, further eroding the large improvement following the weak jobs
report. On a positive note, Friday's gain...
Tue, Jan 14 2014, 3:17 PM
Mortgage rates moved moderately higher today,
giving back some of the impressive gains seen since last Thursday.
Most of that improvement cam...
Mon, Jan 13 2014, 3:32 PM
Mortgage rates continued lower at a fairly brisk pace today,
extending the already impressive drop that followed Friday's employment
data. By...
Fri, Jan 10 2014, 3:25 PM
Mortgage rates fell abruptly today ,
following a significantly weaker than expected Employment Situation
report. The data hit markets before mos...
Thu, Jan 9 2014, 4:26 PM
Mortgage rates were sharply unchanged
today with the few better-priced lenders offset by a few others in
worse shape compared to yesterday. T...
Wed, Jan 8 2014, 4:32 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher today,
perfectly erasing yesterday's solid gains on average. Movement
continues to be only moderate in the big pi...
Tue, Jan 7 2014, 4:48 PM
Mortgage rates fell
at their fastest pace in 2014 and to their best levels. Such a feat
was only manageable due to what has been an exceptional...
Mon, Jan 6 2014, 3:42 PM
Mortgage rates were flat to slightly lower
today. Activity continued to ramp up following the holidays in the
financial markets most directly...
Fri, Jan 3 2014, 4:29 PM
Mortgage rates were even more unchanged
today than yesterday. Not only was the average rate among various
lenders unchanged, but individual l...
Thu, Jan 2 2014, 3:10 PM
Mortgage rates were almost perfectly flat
today. Various lenders were in slightly better or worse shape, but on
average, today's quotes will ...
Tue, Dec 31 2013, 2:28 PM
Mortgage rates were
little-changed today, ending the year less than a quarter of a
percentage point away from their highest levels in more than ...
Mon, Dec 30 2013, 4:06 PM
Mortgage rates continued lower to begin the week after pulling back just slightly from 3-month highs on Friday. Activity continues to be subdu...
Fri, Dec 27 2013, 3:50 PM
Mortgage rates recovered modestly in
most cases, falling just below the highest levels in more than 3
months. As has been the case for the entir...
Thu, Dec 26 2013, 3:24 PM
Mortgage rates continued slightly higher into 3-Month Highs today.
Movement in the mortgage market depends on many factors, but one of the
mo...
Tue, Dec 24 2013, 1:07 PM
Mortgage rates rose to new 3-Month Highs today
as bond market weakness (read: higher rates) is magnified by holiday
trading conditions. In othe...
Mon, Dec 23 2013, 3:35 PM
Mortgage rates were unchanged to
just slightly higher to begin the holiday-shortened week. With the
exception of last Thursday, rates are the h...
Fri, Dec 20 2013, 4:29 PM
Mortgage rates bounced back today,
recovery the ground they lost in yesterday's move to 3-month highs.
Today then, is the second worst day in 3...
Thu, Dec 19 2013, 4:09 PM
Mortgage rates continued higher today,
reaching levels not seen since the week before the FOMC Announcement in
September. Today's weakness owes...
Wed, Dec 18 2013, 5:32 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher today
after the Federal Reserve announced the first reduction in its
purchases of Treasuries and MBS. The reduction...
Tue, Dec 17 2013, 4:37 PM
Mortgage rates remained at the same level for the 4th consecutive day despite some movement in MBS (the "mortgage-backed securities" that most dir...
Mon, Dec 16 2013, 3:55 PM
Mortgage rates were unchanged yet again to begin the new week, and thus remain near recent highs with 4.625% the most prevalently quoted rate fo...
Fri, Dec 13 2013, 3:46 PM
Mortgage rates were unchanged today on average, and thus remain near recent highs with 4.625% the most prevalently quoted rate for ideal, confor...
Thu, Dec 12 2013, 4:46 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher again today ,
bringing them just shy of the highest rates of the past several months
seen last Wednesday. The most...
Wed, Dec 11 2013, 6:25 PM
Mortgage rates moved sharply higher today,
erasing more than half of the improvement seen in the relief rally of
the past 3 days. That rally ...
Tue, Dec 10 2013, 4:29 PM
Mortgage rates moved
slightly lower again today, bringing them back in line with the lowest
levels of the month. Recent improvements are somewh...
Mon, Dec 9 2013, 4:38 PM
Mortgage rates took Friday's improvements one step further today, moving slightly lower. The most prevalently quoted rates remain between 4.5 and ...
Fri, Dec 6 2013, 5:03 PM
If we examine today's activity in a vacuum, Mortgage rates fought and won a heroic battle in the sense they were able to hold steady to slightly s...
Thu, Dec 5 2013, 4:01 PM
Mortgage rates were almost perfectly flat today,
despite moderate weakness in bond markets. This is largely a factor of
yesterday's weakness an...
Wed, Dec 4 2013, 3:50 PM
Mortgage rates moved
higher again today, reaching levels not seen since September 17th--the
day before the Fed Announced "no change" to QE asset...
Tue, Dec 3 2013, 3:59 PM
Mortgage rates began the day steady to slightly lower on
average, though more than a few lenders were actually in worse shape.
The average st...
Mon, Dec 2 2013, 4:13 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher today ,
bringing them to their worst levels since the morning of September
18th. The average 30yr fixed rate for the...
Fri, Nov 29 2013, 1:05 PM
Mortgage rates edged just barely lower today ,
but remain close to the recent highs seen on Wednesday. Along with
November 12th, these 3 days co...
Wed, Nov 27 2013, 3:35 PM
Mortgage rates moved decidedly higher today,
bringing most lenders back in line with their highest recent rate sheet
offerings from November 12t...
Tue, Nov 26 2013, 3:27 PM
Mortgage rates were flat again today.
Some lenders were just slightly better or worse compared to yesterday,
but on average, there was no cha...
Mon, Nov 25 2013, 4:27 PM
Mortgage rates were steady to slightly lower
today despite some volatility and weakness in the Secondary Mortgage
Market. This means that MBS...
Fri, Nov 22 2013, 3:50 PM
Mortgage rates were steady to slightly lower today, though they remain elevated on the week ( read more... ).
Most lenders are effectively un...
Thu, Nov 21 2013, 3:34 PM
Mortgage rates may have managed to hold steady to slightly lower ,
but it's important to understand that today's rates are still
significantly ...
Wed, Nov 20 2013, 5:32 PM
Mortgage rates shot significantly higher
after today's FOMC Minutes reminded markets that the Fed is still
intently considering a reduction in a...
Tue, Nov 19 2013, 4:51 PM
Mortgage rates broke their 4-day winning streak,
moving just slightly higher in most cases. Some lenders fared worse
than others and many rec...
Mon, Nov 18 2013, 4:55 PM
Mortgage rates moved noticeably lower
to begin the week, continuing a winning streak that began last
Wednesday. Today's improvement brings the ...
Fri, Nov 15 2013, 3:48 PM
Mortgage rates fell just slightly today,
though this wasn't the case for every lender. Rate quotes are likely
to be at the same note rate as ye...
Thu, Nov 14 2013, 5:02 PM
Mortgage rates continued today
following the Janet Yellen's confirmation hearing before the Senate
Banking Committee. Yellen is the nominee to ...
Wed, Nov 13 2013, 5:11 PM
Mortgage rates fell today ,
erasing yesterday's weakness in many cases. There were no significant
events in the morning, but bond markets had al...
Tue, Nov 12 2013, 4:38 PM
Mortgage rates rose slightly today ,
extending the losses suffered after Friday's strong employment data.
There was no new reason for rates to m...
Fri, Nov 8 2013, 2:52 PM
Mortgage rates shot dramatically higher after
today's long-awaited Employment Situation Report (also referred to as
"NFP" to save space and beca...
Thu, Nov 7 2013, 4:36 PM
Mortgage rates were flat to marginally lower today. The mortgage-backed-securities (MBS) that most directly inform
lenders' rate sheets were surp...
Wed, Nov 6 2013, 4:03 PM
Mortgage rates were relatively unchanged
today, after rising somewhat significantly in the past week.
Yesterday's rates were the highest since ...
Tue, Nov 5 2013, 3:49 PM
Mortgage rates rose briskly
today, bringing them to their highest levels since the worst few days
of the government shutdown nearly 3 weeks ago....
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