Thu, Feb 6 2014, 3:39 PM
Mortgage rates were higher for a third straight day ,
substantially weakening a recent run to the lowest levels in nearly 3
months that ended...
Wed, Feb 5 2014, 5:17 PM
Mortgage rates were higher again
today, further pulling back from a recent run to the lowest levels in
nearly 3 months. Like yesterday, today's...
Tue, Feb 4 2014, 4:33 PM
Mortgage rates were slightly higher today
as financial markets took a break from recent volatility. With the
exception of yesterday, today's ra...
Mon, Feb 3 2014, 5:21 PM
Mortgage rates fell appreciably today ,
moving to levels not seen since early November. The bond markets that
underlie mortgage rate movements c...
Fri, Jan 31 2014, 4:16 PM
Mortgage rates moved forcefully lower today,
bringing them well past previous 2014 lows and back in line with levels
not seen since November 1...
Thu, Jan 30 2014, 3:04 PM
Mortgage rates inched higher
today after hitting the lowest levels of the year yesterday. Trading
in the secondary mortgage markets was far cal...
Wed, Jan 29 2014, 4:36 PM
Mortgage rates moved significantly lower
today after drifting higher during the first two days of the week. As
was the case on Friday, today'...
Fri, Jan 24 2014, 3:09 PM
Mortgage rates continued a strong move lower
today, benefiting from a global sell-off in risk-related assets.
What's a risk-related asset? I...
Thu, Jan 23 2014, 3:21 PM
Mortgage rates snapped
quickly lower today, matching or beating the best levels seen so far in
2014. Weakness over the past two days threatened...
Wed, Jan 22 2014, 3:32 PM
Mortgage rates edged
modestly higher for a second straight day, though they're still in a
lower range than most of December and early January. ...
Tue, Jan 21 2014, 2:11 PM
Mortgage rates were
slightly higher today, but remain near their best levels in more than 6
weeks. The first rate sheets of the day were notice...
Fri, Jan 17 2014, 5:44 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower for the second day in a row, bringing
them back to the same 6-week lows seen on Monday, on average. Some
lenders...
Thu, Jan 16 2014, 3:58 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower today
preserving the pocket of recovery that formed on the heels of last
week's Employment Situation report. Every d...
Wed, Jan 15 2014, 4:03 PM
Mortgage rates were higher again
today, further eroding the large improvement following the weak jobs
report. On a positive note, Friday's gain...
Tue, Jan 14 2014, 3:17 PM
Mortgage rates moved moderately higher today,
giving back some of the impressive gains seen since last Thursday.
Most of that improvement cam...
Mon, Jan 13 2014, 3:32 PM
Mortgage rates continued lower at a fairly brisk pace today,
extending the already impressive drop that followed Friday's employment
data. By...
Fri, Jan 10 2014, 3:25 PM
Mortgage rates fell abruptly today ,
following a significantly weaker than expected Employment Situation
report. The data hit markets before mos...
Thu, Jan 9 2014, 4:26 PM
Mortgage rates were sharply unchanged
today with the few better-priced lenders offset by a few others in
worse shape compared to yesterday. T...
Wed, Jan 8 2014, 4:32 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher today,
perfectly erasing yesterday's solid gains on average. Movement
continues to be only moderate in the big pi...
Tue, Jan 7 2014, 4:48 PM
Mortgage rates fell
at their fastest pace in 2014 and to their best levels. Such a feat
was only manageable due to what has been an exceptional...
Mon, Jan 6 2014, 3:42 PM
Mortgage rates were flat to slightly lower
today. Activity continued to ramp up following the holidays in the
financial markets most directly...
Fri, Jan 3 2014, 4:29 PM
Mortgage rates were even more unchanged
today than yesterday. Not only was the average rate among various
lenders unchanged, but individual l...
Thu, Jan 2 2014, 3:10 PM
Mortgage rates were almost perfectly flat
today. Various lenders were in slightly better or worse shape, but on
average, today's quotes will ...
Tue, Dec 31 2013, 2:28 PM
Mortgage rates were
little-changed today, ending the year less than a quarter of a
percentage point away from their highest levels in more than ...
Mon, Dec 30 2013, 4:06 PM
Mortgage rates continued lower to begin the week after pulling back just slightly from 3-month highs on Friday. Activity continues to be subdu...
Fri, Dec 27 2013, 3:50 PM
Mortgage rates recovered modestly in
most cases, falling just below the highest levels in more than 3
months. As has been the case for the entir...
Thu, Dec 26 2013, 3:24 PM
Mortgage rates continued slightly higher into 3-Month Highs today.
Movement in the mortgage market depends on many factors, but one of the
mo...
Tue, Dec 24 2013, 1:07 PM
Mortgage rates rose to new 3-Month Highs today
as bond market weakness (read: higher rates) is magnified by holiday
trading conditions. In othe...
Mon, Dec 23 2013, 3:35 PM
Mortgage rates were unchanged to
just slightly higher to begin the holiday-shortened week. With the
exception of last Thursday, rates are the h...
Fri, Dec 20 2013, 4:29 PM
Mortgage rates bounced back today,
recovery the ground they lost in yesterday's move to 3-month highs.
Today then, is the second worst day in 3...
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 ...
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