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...
Fri, Apr 17 2015, 4:32 PM
Mortgage rates barely budged yet again today despite more volatility in underlying financial markets. This is the 3rd day in a row with similar ...
Thu, Apr 16 2015, 3:18 PM
Mortgage rates were unchanged again today , continuing a trend of minimal movement that has been intact for all but one day since Monday April 6th...
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