Mon, Nov 21 2016, 5:27 PM
Mortgage rates called in sick today, effectively doing nothing to move higher or lower from last Friday, on average. For the record, that means some l...
Fri, Nov 18 2016, 4:49 PM
It was all pain , all the time for mortgage rates today. Since the election, the average conventional 30yr fixed rate has risen roughly 0.5%, putting ...
Thu, Nov 17 2016, 4:48 PM
Mortgage rates may have caught a break yesterday , but today is a different story. Or perhaps it's a different kind of break... a bad one... more of a...
Wed, Nov 16 2016, 4:40 PM
Mortgage rates finally caught a break today, moving somewhat lower after hitting the highest levels of the year yesterday afternoon. In fact, several ...
Tue, Nov 15 2016, 4:37 PM
Mortgage rates were mixed today, depending on the lender. Those who raised rates yesterday afternoon were more likely to show small day-over-day impro...
Mon, Nov 14 2016, 5:18 PM
It's been a long time since anyone could say that top tier conventional conforming 30yr fixed mortgage rates were at 4% . Indeed, even last Monday, th...
Thu, Nov 10 2016, 6:26 PM
Mortgage Rates continued a relentless move higher today, as financial markets continue rapidly adjusting the price of new realities (more on that in a...
Wed, Nov 9 2016, 4:38 PM
Mortgage Rates skyrocketed today, relative to their average range of movement. It was the single biggest move higher since the days of the taper tantr...
Tue, Nov 8 2016, 3:46 PM
Mortgage Rates rose today as early presidential polls showed Clinton leading in several battleground states. At least when it comes to the most immedi...
Mon, Nov 7 2016, 4:55 PM
Mortgage Rates were unchanged today despite a fair amount of weakness in the bond market. Rates typically rise when bonds weaken. The absence of volat...
Fri, Nov 4 2016, 4:28 PM
Mortgage Rates were slightly lower today--a counterintuitive move considering the big jobs report was slightly stronger that expected. To be clear, th...
Thu, Nov 3 2016, 4:03 PM
Mortgage Rates were slightly higher today, keeping them in line with the weakest levels in just over 5 months. "Weakness" is relative, however. Apart ...
Wed, Nov 2 2016, 4:37 PM
Mortgage Rates eased just a bit more today, marking the 4th day of relative stability after a sharp rise last Thursday. Although there was a Fed annou...
Tue, Nov 1 2016, 4:44 PM
Mortgage Rates continue to operate near 5-month highs , after putting in a mixed performance today. The morning was especially bad as stronger global ...
Mon, Oct 31 2016, 3:58 PM
Mortgage Rates moved sideways to slightly lower for the 2nd day in a row, after hitting the highest levels in 5 months on Thursday. While the positive...
Fri, Oct 28 2016, 3:40 PM
Mortgage Rates recovered slightly today, after hitting the highest levels in nearly 5 months yesterday. Unfortunately, that leaves today's rates with ...
Thu, Oct 27 2016, 2:23 PM
Mortgage Rates are much higher today, regardless of anything else you may have seen. Why am I alluding to other things you may have seen? Because it's...
Wed, Oct 26 2016, 4:37 PM
Mortgage Rates didn't move much today, with most lenders just slightly higher than yesterday. This keeps us right in line with the highest levels in m...
Tue, Oct 25 2016, 4:05 PM
Mortgage Rates were unchanged in many cases today, with a handful of lenders inconsequentially better or worse versus yesterday's latest offerings. De...
Mon, Oct 24 2016, 4:43 PM
Mortgage Rates bounced slightly higher for the first time in more than a week today, thus remaining in limbo near the highest levels in more than 4 mo...
Fri, Oct 21 2016, 3:23 PM
Mortgage Rates held steady today, continuing a much-needed break from the move higher that dominated the first 2 weeks of October. While we've only se...
Thu, Oct 20 2016, 3:59 PM
Mortgage Rates were lower again today, after the European Central Bank (ECB) avoided sending any scary signals about tapering its asset purchases. Muc...
Wed, Oct 19 2016, 3:01 PM
Mortgage Rates were steady to slightly lower today, which keeps them fairly close to 4-month highs. 3.625% continues to be the most prevalently-quoted...
Tue, Oct 18 2016, 4:23 PM
Mortgage Rates moved slightly lower today, depending on the lender. During the morning hours, rates were roughly unchanged and thus remained in line w...
Mon, Oct 17 2016, 4:36 PM
Mortgage Rates remained near 4-month highs today, despite moderate improvement in underlying bond markets. The problem for most lenders was the timing...
Fri, Oct 14 2016, 4:46 PM
Mortgage Rates remained under pressure today, moving right back to the highest levels in more than 4 months after only one day of recovery. This might...
Thu, Oct 13 2016, 4:13 PM
Mortgage Rates managed to make modest gains today, moving just slightly lower for the average lender. That's a welcome development after 10 straight d...
Wed, Oct 12 2016, 4:33 PM
In and of itself, today wasn't too bad of a day. Mortgage Rates were only slightly higher, and were generally unfazed by the release of the Minutes fr...
Tue, Oct 11 2016, 3:59 PM
Mortgage Rates were higher again today, marking the 9th straight day without any improvement. 3.625% is quickly becoming the most prevalent convention...
Fri, Oct 7 2016, 2:46 PM
Mortgage Rates were modestly higher today, despite a weaker-than-expected Employment Situation (aka NFP, nonfarm payrolls, or simply "the jobs report"...
Thu, Oct 6 2016, 4:11 PM
Mortgage Rates didn't move much today compared to yesterday's latest levels, but that's the only way to view them as being 'unchanged.' Even so, as is...
Wed, Oct 5 2016, 3:43 PM
Mortgage Rates were higher again today, following much stronger-than-expected economic data. A key index that tracks the health of the services sector...
Tue, Oct 4 2016, 2:54 PM
Mortgage Rates moved significantly higher today, relative to recently narrow ranges. It's enough to bring the most prevalent conventional 30yr fixed q...
Mon, Oct 3 2016, 3:47 PM
Mortgage Rates were higher today, with most lenders at their highest levels in nearly 2 weeks. The bond markets that underlie mortgage rate movement r...
Fri, Sep 30 2016, 3:47 PM
Mortgage Rates were mixed today, with some lenders in slightly weaker territory while others offered modest improvements versus yesterday. The dichoto...
Thu, Sep 29 2016, 4:29 PM
Mortgage Rates were slightly higher again today, marking the second day spent pulling back from a nice move lower that followed last week's Fed announ...
Wed, Sep 28 2016, 4:57 PM
Mortgage Rates finally took a break from their recent winning streak today. While there are a few lenders whose rates are just a hair lower than yeste...
Tue, Sep 27 2016, 3:52 PM
Mortgage Rates maintained their recent winning streak today, falling for the 5th straight day. The average lender is now offering the best rates in ne...
Mon, Sep 26 2016, 3:50 PM
Mortgage Rates were lower again today, marking the 4th straight day of improvements and the 8th day without a meaningful increase. This brings the ave...
Fri, Sep 23 2016, 2:38 PM
Mortgage Rates continued steadily lower today, adding to a string of improvements that brings them to their best levels in more than 2 weeks. Rates ha...
Thu, Sep 22 2016, 4:11 PM
Mortgage Rates made more substantial gains today, after financial markets had more time to react to yesterday's announcement from the Federal Reserve....
Wed, Sep 21 2016, 4:36 PM
Mortgage Rates made modest gains in some cases today, though many lenders are in roughly the same territory as yesterday. Things could be worse, howev...
Tue, Sep 20 2016, 2:54 PM
Mortgage Rates were slightly higher in most cases today, although there were a few lenders in better shape. This runs counter to movement seen in unde...
Mon, Sep 19 2016, 5:09 PM
Mortgage Rates were unchanged for a third straight day, although several lenders did raise rates at the end of the day. That can happen when underlyin...
Fri, Sep 16 2016, 3:51 PM
Mortgage Rates were unchanged again today, on average. Some lenders were modestly better than yesterday. Others were modestly worse. But all were fair...
Thu, Sep 15 2016, 3:24 PM
Mortgage Rates were unchanged in most cases today, keeping them near their highest levels in more than 2 months. Rates are driven primarily by movemen...
Wed, Sep 14 2016, 5:22 PM
Mortgage Rates fell modestly today, but only enough to bring upfront costs slightly lower for the same rates quoted yesterday. Still, it's a most welc...
Tue, Sep 13 2016, 3:57 PM
Mortgage Rates were only slightly higher today, and in some cases were right in line with yesterday's. In fact, if you caught a lenders' rate sheet ea...
Mon, Sep 12 2016, 3:54 PM
Mortgage Rates continued higher today. Even though the spike wasn't as severe as Friday's, we nonetheless find ourselves well into the highest levels ...
Fri, Sep 9 2016, 5:02 PM
Mortgage Rates continued sharply higher today, as financial markets quickly adjust their outlook for global monetary policy (the rate-setting and asse...
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