Wed, Dec 5 2012, 3:47 PM
Mortgage
rates were slightly lower again on Wednesday. Even though
the day to day movements have been small, that gets us as close as we've
...
Tue, Dec 4 2012, 2:34 PM
Mortgage rates continued yesterday afternoon's positive momentum , moving back to their best recent levels. The underlying financial markets were...
Mon, Dec 3 2012, 3:17 PM
Mortgage rates began the day in weaker territory , but were able to make it back to Friday's levels as most lenders improved pricing in the afternoo...
Fri, Nov 30 2012, 2:50 PM
Mortgage
rates moved lower on Friday , ending the week and the month in
line with their best levels in nearly two months. Today's improvements
...
Thu, Nov 29 2012, 2:39 PM
Mortgage
rates moved slightly higher on Thursday , depending on the lender, and whether or not they released negatively revised rate sheets yest...
Wed, Nov 28 2012, 3:43 PM
Mortgage
rates began the day near their lowest levels since early
October as bond markets stayed in strong territory on leftover Fiscal
Cliff...
Tue, Nov 27 2012, 3:45 PM
Mortgage
rates across multiple lenders were much more unified in their movement versus yesterday. Most lenders where unchanged to moderately im...
Mon, Nov 26 2012, 3:23 PM
Mortgage
rates once again saw a greater-than-normal degree of stratification
between lenders, meaning that some of them offered lower rates t...
Fri, Nov 23 2012, 1:17 PM
Mortgage
rates were unchanged on Friday , based on the small minority
of lenders who remained open. Taken together with the first three days
...
Wed, Nov 21 2012, 2:01 PM
Mortgage
rates were all over the board today with some lenders
improving noticeably and others pricing significantly weaker versus
yesterday'...
Tue, Nov 20 2012, 3:38 PM
Mortgage rates started out the day mixed but mostly lower as lenders passed along market improvements from late in yesterday's session. Mid-morning h...
Mon, Nov 19 2012, 2:20 PM
Mortgage
rates were higher to start the holiday-shortened week .
Despite the deterioration, rates remain broadly consistent with a range
that...
Fri, Nov 16 2012, 4:11 PM
Mortgage
rates continued to bounce back , moving lower for a second
straight day after rising on the first two days of the week. Net/net,
the...
Thu, Nov 15 2012, 3:00 PM
Mortgage
rates put an end to two days of weakness , but for most
lenders, rates were only moderately improved on Thursday. Weak economic
data...
Wed, Nov 14 2012, 2:30 PM
Mortgage
rates moved higher at a quicker pace today despite the fact
that US Treasury yields were unchanged to slightly improved. In some
ca...
Tue, Nov 13 2012, 2:39 PM
Mortgage rates edged just slightly higher to begin the shortened week. Most lenders were closed yesterday in observance of the Veteran's Day holid...
Fri, Nov 9 2012, 2:45 PM
Mortgage
rates were mixed today , with some lenders in slightly better
shape and others slightly higher in cost. Any lenders who were in
bett...
Thu, Nov 8 2012, 3:03 PM
Mortgage
rates held their ground for the most part, though some
lenders were slightly weaker when the day's first round of rate sheets
came o...
Wed, Nov 7 2012, 2:30 PM
Although this can't be said for every lender, mortgage
rates snapped immediately back to recent lows following the election results . The
el...
Tue, Nov 6 2012, 4:06 PM
Mortgage rates began the day only moderately worse off than yesterday's latest offerings, but rose sharply throughout the day . In the late morni...
Mon, Nov 5 2012, 2:03 PM
While some of the improvement came in the form of late day reprices on Friday, mortgage
rates are appreciably lower to begin the week. Movement...
Fri, Nov 2 2012, 2:09 PM
Mortgage
rates were slightly higher in some cases but generally held
up surprisingly well after today's Employment Situation Report showed a
...
Thu, Nov 1 2012, 3:07 PM
Mortgage
rates were significantly more unified in their movement on Thursday. Actually, "lack of movement "
would be a better characterizatio...
Wed, Oct 31 2012, 3:03 PM
Mortgage
rates were all over the board on Wednesday in terms of their
movements relative to each other and trading levels in the Secondary
Mo...
Tue, Oct 30 2012, 3:38 PM
Mortgage
rates rose slightly on Tuesday, even though financial markets
were fully closed due to Hurricane Sandy. The market closure meant
th...
Mon, Oct 29 2012, 1:02 PM
Mortgage
rates continued falling this morning despite stronger-than-expected economic data. The trading session was punctuated by an early clos...
Fri, Oct 26 2012, 1:42 PM
Mortgage
rates fell back in line with Wednesday's levels in most cases today, though lenders' offerings varied more than usual. Markets conti...
Thu, Oct 25 2012, 3:24 PM
Mortgage
rates are sharply higher today, as global markets abandoned
bond market holdings at the quickest pace of the week. When investors
f...
Wed, Oct 24 2012, 3:50 PM
Mortgage rates were steady to slightly higher on Wednesday despite a big
increase in the amount of economic data and events from the first two
day...
Tue, Oct 23 2012, 2:39 PM
It's a testament to the persistence of the recent move higher that mortgage
rates experienced their best day in over a week on Tuesday. Reason...
Mon, Oct 22 2012, 5:34 PM
Mortgage
rates were steady to very slightly higher in most cases on
Monday, though some lenders were in slightly better territory than on
Fri...
Fri, Oct 19 2012, 3:08 PM
After moving higher every day this week mortgage rates finally held their ground
today. Despite moderately lower Treasury yields and healthy
...
Thu, Oct 18 2012, 2:29 PM
Mortgage rates have been higher every day this week ,
with Thursday's losses matching the pace of the past few sessions. The
overall difference...
Wed, Oct 17 2012, 2:09 PM
Even though bond markets clearly reacted to Housing Starts
data, the sharp movement still fell within the broader pattern of
movement stretching...
Tue, Oct 16 2012, 1:56 PM
Mortgage rates continued higher on Tuesday, rising at a faster pace than Monday, and reversing two
days of improvements at the end of last we...
Mon, Oct 15 2012, 1:15 PM
After managing to improve on Thursday and Friday, mortgage rates begin the current week slightly higher. Even
so, the changes between Friday and...
Fri, Oct 12 2012, 2:39 PM
The week ahead is busier in terms of economic data with an important
report on Retail Sales leading off first thing Monday morning. It's not
impo...
Thu, Oct 11 2012, 2:56 PM
Mortgage rates finally improved on Thursday after moving sideways or higher since last Thursday. Bond markets and mortgage-backed-securities began th...
Wed, Oct 10 2012, 2:12 PM
Mortgage rates were broadly unchanged on
Wednesday, but offerings vary depending on the lender. While most
lenders' rate sheets are in similar...
Tue, Oct 9 2012, 1:50 PM
We'd discussed the risks of rising rates at the end of last
week and left the door open for the current month to take the shape of
previous Octo...
Fri, Oct 5 2012, 2:34 PM
Markets had been anxiously awaiting Friday's jobs data and the movement that followed was decisive. Mortgage rates rose to their highest levels in ...
Thu, Oct 4 2012, 2:47 PM
Mortgage rates rose to their highest levels of the week on
Thursday as bond markets moved into a defensive position ahead of
Friday's major emp...
Wed, Oct 3 2012, 3:39 PM
Mortgage rates held steady on Wednesday despite slightly weaker levels in the underlying secondary mortgage market. Prices of the mortgage-backed ...
Tue, Oct 2 2012, 3:32 PM
Mortgage rates moved gently lower on Tuesday amid relatively calm market conditions. There was little if anything for markets to digest in the fir...
Mon, Oct 1 2012, 2:19 PM
Mortgage rates moved gently lower to begin the week (and month), ending a two day run toward higher rates on Thursday and Friday. Trading levels i...
Fri, Sep 28 2012, 3:34 PM
After breaking an impressive streak of improvement yesterday, Mortgage rates are higher again on Friday , but at a slower pace. Additionally, ther...
Thu, Sep 27 2012, 3:10 PM
Mortgage rates finally broke their unprecedented winning streak on Thursday as rates moved higher for the first time since the Fed announced it...
Wed, Sep 26 2012, 2:50 PM
The extent to which Mortgage rates have fallen since the Fed's QE3 announcement is nothing short of astonishing . Beginning on the day of the QE3 ...
Tue, Sep 25 2012, 2:47 PM
Mortgage rates surged lower again today , continuing an ongoing push into lower all-time lows . Although bond markets in general moved lower in ra...
Mon, Sep 24 2012, 2:05 PM
Mortgage rates begin the week at new all-time lows yet again after falling significantly from last week's series of previous all-time lows. Mark...