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....
Mon, Nov 4 2013, 4:55 PM
Mortgage rates were mostly flat
today, though some lenders offered slightly improved rate sheets
compared to Friday afternoon. The improvements...
Fri, Nov 1 2013, 4:59 PM
Mortgage rates continued higher today ,
after breaking a very long, very flat streak following last week's jobs
numbers. Like yesterday, today's...
Thu, Oct 31 2013, 5:23 PM
After 5 straight days of almost no change on average, mortgage rates finally made a move today. Unfortunately,
it wasn't in the direction tha...
Wed, Oct 30 2013, 3:28 PM
Mortgage rates began the day lower, with
several lenders releasing their best rate sheets in nearly 5 months.
The day progressed well in the se...
Tue, Oct 29 2013, 3:55 PM
Mortgage rates continued flying their recent holding pattern just over 4 percent.
Most lenders' rate sheets were essentially unchanged compare...
Mon, Oct 28 2013, 4:00 PM
Mortgage rates stayed in line with
recent 4-month lows today. In some cases, there was a slight movement
in the closing costs associated with...
Fri, Oct 25 2013, 4:36 PM
Mortgage rates held steady
yet again, ending their second week of significant improvement and
contributing to what may soon be the first 2-mon...
Thu, Oct 24 2013, 3:39 PM
Mortgage rates held steady for the most part on Thursday, keeping them in line with 4 Month Lows (a milestone reached last Friday ).
There wer...
Wed, Oct 23 2013, 4:57 PM
Mortgage rates fell again today,
but at a gentler pace than yesterday, bringing them to new 4-month
lows. With no meaningful economic data to...
Tue, Oct 22 2013, 4:41 PM
Mortgage rates fell abruptly today,
after the long-awaited Employment Situation Report painted a
bleaker-than-expected picture for labor marke...
Mon, Oct 21 2013, 3:47 PM
Mortgage rates rose modestly today,
but remained in line with the lower levels seen since last week's
debt-ceiling deal. The difference betwe...
Fri, Oct 18 2013, 5:01 PM
Mortgage rates fell only slightly today,
but with yesterday already near 4-month lows, today's moderate
improvement makes it official--at leas...
Thu, Oct 17 2013, 5:10 PM
Mortgage rates fell significantly today,
returning in line with the lowest levels seen in recent weeks for some
lenders. Not every lender exp...
Wed, Oct 16 2013, 5:03 PM
Mortgage rates fell today,
recovering yesterday's losses on average. Some lenders' rate sheets
were just slightly better or worse than yester...
Tue, Oct 15 2013, 5:22 PM
Mortgage rates rose moderately today,
bringing them to their highest levels since September 23rd. Though the
recent move higher has happened ...
Fri, Oct 11 2013, 5:43 PM
Mortgage rates were flat today,
ending the week higher for the second Friday in a row after 3
exceptionally strong weeks in September. Some l...
Thu, Oct 10 2013, 4:46 PM
Mortgage rates were noticeably higher today despite
a late day rally that saw several lenders offer improved rate sheets.
That means that thi...
Wed, Oct 9 2013, 4:39 PM
Mortgage rates were unchanged today, the
the underlying mortgage-backed-securities (MBS) market was volatile.
MBS have the most direct effect...
Tue, Oct 8 2013, 5:00 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher today, but remain in the range of recently lower levels that has persisted since late September. Conforming, 30yr f...
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