Mon, Jun 29 2015, 5:31 PM
Mortgage rates spiked to the highest levels of the year on Friday after hovering close to them for several days. But news out of Europe over the...
Fri, Jun 26 2015, 5:22 PM
Mortgage rates were already hovering near 2015 highs as of yesterday. Today's spike sent them easily above the previous annual high , set on Ju...
Thu, Jun 25 2015, 5:56 PM
Mortgage rates remained near recent highs for
a 2nd straight day after rising quickly on the first two days of the
week. With the exceptio...
Wed, Jun 24 2015, 5:17 PM
Mortgage rates barely budged in most cases today. Some lenders were just slightly better. Others were worse. The average rate quote is unchang...
Tue, Jun 23 2015, 4:24 PM
Mortgage rates , true to recent form, can't catch a break . Just when we think we might be seeing a glimmer of hope, we're treated to several days...
Mon, Jun 22 2015, 4:39 PM
Mortgage rates had been walking a slow, steady path of improvement since hitting 8 month highs on June 10th. From then on, there were only 2 d...
Fri, Jun 19 2015, 3:18 PM
Mortgage rates took a few more steps in the right direction today and have now made it back to levels not seen since the beginning of June. On...
Thu, Jun 18 2015, 4:22 PM
Mortgage rates had a far calmer day compared to yesterday's volatility. Morning hours brought stronger economic data. While this did put some p...
Wed, Jun 17 2015, 5:20 PM
Mortgage rates had a wild ride today. Underlying bond markets were significantly weaker leading up to the afternoon's Fed events. During this t...
Tue, Jun 16 2015, 4:54 PM
Mortgage rates moved only slightly lower today, belying the amount of positive market movement in the mortgage-backed-securities (MBS) that nor...
Mon, Jun 15 2015, 6:24 PM
The Fed doesn't set mortgage rates , but changes in Fed policy are more than capable of sending shockwaves
through the markets that affect mo...
Fri, Jun 12 2015, 6:10 PM
Mortgage rates looked like they might come down a bit today. The morning hours were generally positive for bond markets, including mortgage-back...
Thu, Jun 11 2015, 5:24 PM
Mortgage rates were at their highest levels since early October as of yesterday afternoon, and in general, have been in the throes of the most aggr...
Wed, Jun 10 2015, 5:25 PM
Mortgage rates continued pressing into new highs for 2015. Most lenders are now quoting conventional 30yr fixed rates 4.25% on top tier scenarios....
Tue, Jun 9 2015, 3:43 PM
Mortgage rates bounced back up to the highest levels of 2015 today. Yet again, it was a frustrating and seemingly serendipitous move, unable to be...
Mon, Jun 8 2015, 3:46 PM
Mortgage rates were just slightly lower today, but only erased a small portion of Friday's move to 2015 highs. Friday notwithstanding, today's rat...
Fri, Jun 5 2015, 5:12 PM
Mortgage rates are officially having a bad June. It's not quite as bad as February, but February began with rates very close to all-time lows, and...
Thu, Jun 4 2015, 4:09 PM
Mortgage rates bounced back ever-so-slightly today, ultimately doing very little to erase the damage done so far this week. The most prevalently-q...
Wed, Jun 3 2015, 6:18 PM
Mortgage rates had an awful day today , and they were among the lucky ones. The true pain emanated from Europe, as has been the case so many times ...
Tue, Jun 2 2015, 5:25 PM
Mortgage rates jumped significantly higher today, bringing most lenders to their highest levels of 2015. The most prevalently-quoted conventional ...
Mon, Jun 1 2015, 4:54 PM
Mortgage rates moved noticeably higher to begin the month, bringing the average conventional 30yr fixed quote back to 4.0% after briefly hitting 3....
Fri, May 29 2015, 4:00 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower again today , making this the 7th straight day where rates have either held steady or improved. Over that time, no singl...
Thu, May 28 2015, 5:44 PM
Mortgage rates barely budged today. Those that budged moved almost imperceptibly lower from yesterday's latest rate sheets. In general, there was...
Wed, May 27 2015, 5:04 PM
Mortgage rates moved sideways-to-slightly lower in most cases today, but only after underlying bond markets fought back from morning weakness. B...
Tue, May 26 2015, 5:20 PM
Mortgage rates were just slightly lower in
most cases today. Last Friday, rates did a bit better than the
underlying market weakness would h...
Fri, May 22 2015, 3:48 PM
Mortgage rates were unchanged on average today, though some lenders were slightly higher or lower than yesterday's latest rate sheets. This is a...
Thu, May 21 2015, 3:38 PM
Mortgage rates moved tentatively lower today. The pace was only slightly better than yesterday when it was all but undetectable. To those expec...
Wed, May 20 2015, 5:18 PM
Mortgage rates are ending the day very close to unchanged , following what was--by all rights--a supportive reading of the Fed's April Meeting Min...
Tue, May 19 2015, 3:41 PM
Mortgage rates continued higher at an unsettling pace today, following an exceptionally strong reading on Residential Construction data. This part...
Mon, May 18 2015, 4:34 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher out of the gate for a second straight week, though today's jump was smaller than last Monday's. The most prevalent con...
Fri, May 15 2015, 4:52 PM
Mortgage rates improved for a second day, and ended at their lowest levels for a second straight week. The most prevalent conventional 30yr fixe...
Thu, May 14 2015, 3:29 PM
Mortgage rates finally caught a break today. This is quite a welcome development (indeed, yesterday's commentary pointed out that no breaks were b...
Wed, May 13 2015, 3:31 PM
Mortgage rates can't catch a break . They're not much higher than yesterday, but yesterday was already the worst of 2015 .
Actually, it's the b...
Tue, May 12 2015, 3:55 PM
Mortgage rates moved disconcertingly higher again today, despite the fact that underlying market levels actually improved during the day. Guaran...
Mon, May 11 2015, 4:49 PM
Mortgage rates moved quickly
back to their recent highs today as investors race to reposition for a
perfect storm of risks. The biggest risk i...
Fri, May 8 2015, 4:14 PM
Mortgage rates had been under heavy attack for several weeks before finally striking back yesterday. The counterattack could only go so far with...
Thu, May 7 2015, 4:54 PM
Mortgage rates finally dug in their heels and made some slight improvements today . For the past 4 days, they'd moved higher at the fastest pace ...
Wed, May 6 2015, 3:54 PM
Mortgage rates are having a rough couple of weeks. Yesterday saw rates approach the previous 2015 highs set on March 6th. Today's rates moved s...
Tue, May 5 2015, 3:49 PM
Mortgage rates haven't been able to catch a break recently. Case in point, over the past 3 weeks, there have only been two days where rates manage...
Mon, May 4 2015, 4:18 PM
Mortgage rates continued higher today, extending a troubling move up to the highest levels since early March. Normally, movement in domestic inter...
Fri, May 1 2015, 3:49 PM
Mortgage rates are in the midst of a serious move higher . This requires some context though, because not all serious moves higher are the same. ...
Thu, Apr 30 2015, 4:45 PM
Mortgage rates held their ground today, and in some cases, managed to improve after yesterday's rout. This result was far from guaranteed during t...
Wed, Apr 29 2015, 5:07 PM
Mortgage rates moved firmly up to the highest levels since March 17th. Incidentally, there was a Fed Announcement on March 18th and another Fed An...
Tue, Apr 28 2015, 4:08 PM
Mortgage rates made it right to the doorstep of tomorrow's big-ticket events with very little movement over the past 5-6 weeks. Once at the door...
Mon, Apr 27 2015, 3:55 PM
Mortgage rates haven't been moving much lately, and today was no exception .
Some lenders were a hair better than Friday while others were just...
Fri, Apr 24 2015, 3:45 PM
Mortgage rates barely budged again today, which means they've been able to hold under an important ceiling as we head into next week's Fed Announce...
Thu, Apr 23 2015, 5:16 PM
Mortgage rates didn't move much today. While a few lenders were modestly improved, most were unchanged or offering slightly higher rates. This st...
Wed, Apr 22 2015, 4:06 PM
Mortgage rates finally broke out of a persistent sideways grind today. Unfortunately, rates moved higher at a fairly brisk pace . Whereas most...
Tue, Apr 21 2015, 3:38 PM
Mortgage rates are on the warpath , blazing a ferocious trail in a more sharply sideways
direction than we've seen in recent memory. This w...
Mon, Apr 20 2015, 4:38 PM
Mortgage rates figure if they can't be pushing down to new record lows, they might as well pass the time by shooting for different records. This...
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