Wed, Jun 28 2017, 4:39 PM
Mortgage rates moved moderately higher again today, as investors continued digesting the possibility of a "taper tantrum" in Europe. The US version of...
Tue, Jun 27 2017, 3:50 PM
Mortgage rates saw their biggest bounce higher in more than a week today as domestic bond markets (which dictate rates) followed a much bigger move in...
Mon, Jun 26 2017, 4:21 PM
Mortgage rates were steady to slightly lower today, depending on the lender. Underlying financial markets continue moving in a narrow range--something...
Fri, Jun 23 2017, 4:59 PM
Weeks like this are the reason that some mortgage rate analysis is only done once a week. There haven't been any significant developments in financial...
Thu, Jun 22 2017, 3:50 PM
Mortgage rates have been so little-changed in recent days that yesterday's coverage wouldn't need to be changed in order to apply perfectly today. Ind...
Wed, Jun 21 2017, 3:11 PM
Mortgage rates have been locked in an exceptionally narrow range for most of the month of June, but especially over the past 5 days. Given that mortga...
Tue, Jun 20 2017, 3:44 PM
Mortgage rates were steady to slightly lower today, with underlying bond markets essentially erasing the damage seen yesterday. This was neither here ...
Mon, Jun 19 2017, 4:17 PM
Mortgage rates were mostly flat again today, despite bond market weakness (lower bond prices generally mean higher rates). Between MBS (the mortgage-b...
Fri, Jun 16 2017, 4:37 PM
Mortgage rates were flat today, after weaker-than-expected construction data prompted a positive bounce for bond markets. In general, bonds (which dic...
Thu, Jun 15 2017, 3:05 PM
Mortgage rates rose moderately today, as bond markets generally bounced back from the best levels in 8 months yesterday. Despite the bounce, rates are...
Wed, Jun 14 2017, 5:10 PM
Mortgage rates fell convincingly today, though not all lenders adjusted rates sheets in proportion to the gains seen in bond markets (which underlie r...
Tue, Jun 13 2017, 3:20 PM
Mortgage rates moved modestly higher today, for most lenders. This had more to do with yesterday's market movement than today's. Bond markets were wea...
Mon, Jun 12 2017, 4:46 PM
Mortgage rates were either flat or slightly higher , depending on the lender today. Movement in underlying bond markets suggested a modest increase in...
Fri, Jun 9 2017, 4:13 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher for the second straight day amid a general lack of actionable information. Some investors noted that the results of the el...
Thu, Jun 8 2017, 3:09 PM
Mortgage rates rose modestly today after spending 2 days at the best levels in nearly 8 months. Financial markets were tuned in to several key events ...
Wed, Jun 7 2017, 4:01 PM
Mortgage rates managed to hold in line with 2017's lowest levels for a 2nd day, even though underlying bond markets suggested a move higher . That mea...
Tue, Jun 6 2017, 4:20 PM
Mortgage rates unexpectedly fell to new 7-month lows today, following bond market gains in the overnight hours (Asian and European trading sessions). ...
Mon, Jun 5 2017, 5:01 PM
Mortgage rates were modestly higher today after hitting the lowest levels since early November at the end of last week. Along with mid-April, this is ...
Fri, Jun 2 2017, 5:49 PM
Mortgage rates moved convincingly lower today following weaker-than-expected employment data from the Labor Department. The big "jobs report" showed o...
Thu, Jun 1 2017, 2:54 PM
Mortgage rates gave back yesterday's gains this morning following a stronger-than-expected employment report from ADP. While this is not the week's bi...
Wed, May 31 2017, 4:57 PM
Mortgage rates improved modestly today as lenders caught up with yesterday afternoon's market movements. Most lenders will issue mid-day changes in ra...
Tue, May 30 2017, 2:50 PM
Mortgage rates remained relatively unchanged again today. This continues the sideways trend leading into Memorial Day weekend. As the current week pro...
Fri, May 26 2017, 2:31 PM
Mortgage rates didn't move much today. Lenders that made detectable adjustments generally did so in a moderately positive direction. While this isn't ...
Thu, May 25 2017, 4:08 PM
Mortgage rates fell today despite relatively uneventful movement in underlying bond markets (which drive day to day changes in rates). The net improve...
Wed, May 24 2017, 3:35 PM
Mortgage rates moved moderately higher this morning, beginning the day at the highest levels in roughly 2 weeks. Afternoon events helped underlying bo...
Tue, May 23 2017, 3:54 PM
Mortgage rates began the day in decent shape with the average lender roughly unchanged versus yesterday. As the day progressed, bond markets (which di...
Mon, May 22 2017, 4:39 PM
Mortgage rates were slightly higher for the 3rd straight day, continuing a modest bounce back from the year's lowest rates last Wednesday. In a nutshe...
Fri, May 19 2017, 3:00 PM
Mortgage rates continued higher for the 2nd straight day after hitting the lowest levels in more than 7 months earlier this week. Wednesday's big move...
Thu, May 18 2017, 6:29 PM
Financial markets are still reeling from political headlines that first began circulating on Tuesday afternoon. While stock markets made a reasonable ...
Wed, May 17 2017, 5:06 PM
Mortgage rates surged significantly lower today, as a part of a broad-based market movement following a political scandal that began taking shape yest...
Tue, May 16 2017, 2:50 PM
Compared to yesterday, mortgage rates are either a little bit higher or lower depending on the lender at the moment. On average, they've inched just p...
Mon, May 15 2017, 6:28 PM
Mortgage rates were s teady to slightly higher today, largely maintaining the improvements seen last week. Underlying financial markets were calm and ...
Fri, May 12 2017, 5:30 PM
Most of the movement in mortgage rates had been slow, steady, and generally unfriendly in recent weeks. Today was a stark exception as rates surged si...
Thu, May 11 2017, 4:43 PM
It's been slow and steady, to be sure, but mortgage rates finally inched their way up to the highest levels in more than a month today, depending on t...
Wed, May 10 2017, 6:26 PM
Mortgage rates were steady to slightly higher again today, making it the 13th out of the past 16 business days without an improvement. The situation w...
Tue, May 9 2017, 2:29 PM
Mortgage rates haven't necessarily moved higher every day recently. For instance, yesterday's rates were unchanged versus last Friday's. But the gener...
Mon, May 8 2017, 6:12 PM
Mortgage rates were generally unchanged today. This is actually quite an accomplishment if you ask the average bond market participant. Mortgage rates...
Fri, May 5 2017, 5:47 PM
Mortgage rates recovered today, moving sideways to slightly lower after losing ground over the past few days. Today's focal point was the Employment S...
Thu, May 4 2017, 7:13 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher today, bringing them back in line with the highest levels in nearly a month. That sounds a bit worse than it actually is, ...
Wed, May 3 2017, 4:38 PM
Mortgage rates ended the day relatively close to ' unchanged ,' depending on the lender. That's somewhat surprising considering the presence of severa...
Tue, May 2 2017, 3:35 PM
Mortgage rates fell modestly today, but remained well inside the narrow range that's been intact for more than a week. For most lenders, that means co...
Mon, May 1 2017, 5:53 PM
Mortgage rates were unchanged to slightly higher today, keeping them in line with the previous 4 business days. This 5-day block stands out from the p...
Fri, Apr 28 2017, 2:41 PM
Mortgage rates were unchanged today, holding onto modest improvements seen yesterday. In many ways, the past 2 days have confirmed that rates are in l...
Thu, Apr 27 2017, 5:24 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower today, following a policy announcement from the European Central Bank (ECB). Some investors were concerned the ECB might be...
Wed, Apr 26 2017, 3:59 PM
Mortgage rates were relatively unchanged today, but only after averaging the disparate changes from various lenders. That means some lenders are in mu...
Tue, Apr 25 2017, 4:21 PM
Mortgage rates moved moderately higher again higher today, as global financial markets continued reacting to recent geopolitical flashpoints (like the...
Mon, Apr 24 2017, 5:07 PM
Mortgage rates moved moderately higher today, and most of the blame goes to the presidential election in France. If you're wondering what European pol...
Fri, Apr 21 2017, 4:28 PM
Mortgage rates were sideways to slightly higher this week as global financial markets braced for volatility surrounding this weekend's French election...
Thu, Apr 20 2017, 4:44 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher today as global financial markets shifted ahead of this weekend's election in France. One of the candidates--Le Pen--is a ...
Wed, Apr 19 2017, 4:01 PM
Mortgage rates were steady to slightly higher today, depending on the lender, despite bond market weakness. Typically, bond market weakness results in...
Get Mortgage Rate Watch by Email
