Wed, Nov 20 2013, 5:32 PM
Mortgage rates shot significantly higher
after today's FOMC Minutes reminded markets that the Fed is still
intently considering a reduction in a...
Tue, Nov 19 2013, 4:51 PM
Mortgage rates broke their 4-day winning streak,
moving just slightly higher in most cases. Some lenders fared worse
than others and many rec...
Mon, Nov 18 2013, 4:55 PM
Mortgage rates moved noticeably lower
to begin the week, continuing a winning streak that began last
Wednesday. Today's improvement brings the ...
Fri, Nov 15 2013, 3:48 PM
Mortgage rates fell just slightly today,
though this wasn't the case for every lender. Rate quotes are likely
to be at the same note rate as ye...
Thu, Nov 14 2013, 5:02 PM
Mortgage rates continued today
following the Janet Yellen's confirmation hearing before the Senate
Banking Committee. Yellen is the nominee to ...
Wed, Nov 13 2013, 5:11 PM
Mortgage rates fell today ,
erasing yesterday's weakness in many cases. There were no significant
events in the morning, but bond markets had al...
Tue, Nov 12 2013, 4:38 PM
Mortgage rates rose slightly today ,
extending the losses suffered after Friday's strong employment data.
There was no new reason for rates to m...
Fri, Nov 8 2013, 2:52 PM
Mortgage rates shot dramatically higher after
today's long-awaited Employment Situation Report (also referred to as
"NFP" to save space and beca...
Thu, Nov 7 2013, 4:36 PM
Mortgage rates were flat to marginally lower today. The mortgage-backed-securities (MBS) that most directly inform
lenders' rate sheets were surp...
Wed, Nov 6 2013, 4:03 PM
Mortgage rates were relatively unchanged
today, after rising somewhat significantly in the past week.
Yesterday's rates were the highest since ...
Tue, Nov 5 2013, 3:49 PM
Mortgage rates rose briskly
today, bringing them to their highest levels since the worst few days
of the government shutdown nearly 3 weeks ago....
Mon, Nov 4 2013, 4:55 PM
Mortgage rates were mostly flat
today, though some lenders offered slightly improved rate sheets
compared to Friday afternoon. The improvements...
Fri, Nov 1 2013, 4:59 PM
Mortgage rates continued higher today ,
after breaking a very long, very flat streak following last week's jobs
numbers. Like yesterday, today's...
Thu, Oct 31 2013, 5:23 PM
After 5 straight days of almost no change on average, mortgage rates finally made a move today. Unfortunately,
it wasn't in the direction tha...
Wed, Oct 30 2013, 3:28 PM
Mortgage rates began the day lower, with
several lenders releasing their best rate sheets in nearly 5 months.
The day progressed well in the se...
Tue, Oct 29 2013, 3:55 PM
Mortgage rates continued flying their recent holding pattern just over 4 percent.
Most lenders' rate sheets were essentially unchanged compare...
Mon, Oct 28 2013, 4:00 PM
Mortgage rates stayed in line with
recent 4-month lows today. In some cases, there was a slight movement
in the closing costs associated with...
Fri, Oct 25 2013, 4:36 PM
Mortgage rates held steady
yet again, ending their second week of significant improvement and
contributing to what may soon be the first 2-mon...
Thu, Oct 24 2013, 3:39 PM
Mortgage rates held steady for the most part on Thursday, keeping them in line with 4 Month Lows (a milestone reached last Friday ).
There wer...
Wed, Oct 23 2013, 4:57 PM
Mortgage rates fell again today,
but at a gentler pace than yesterday, bringing them to new 4-month
lows. With no meaningful economic data to...
Tue, Oct 22 2013, 4:41 PM
Mortgage rates fell abruptly today,
after the long-awaited Employment Situation Report painted a
bleaker-than-expected picture for labor marke...
Mon, Oct 21 2013, 3:47 PM
Mortgage rates rose modestly today,
but remained in line with the lower levels seen since last week's
debt-ceiling deal. The difference betwe...
Fri, Oct 18 2013, 5:01 PM
Mortgage rates fell only slightly today,
but with yesterday already near 4-month lows, today's moderate
improvement makes it official--at leas...
Thu, Oct 17 2013, 5:10 PM
Mortgage rates fell significantly today,
returning in line with the lowest levels seen in recent weeks for some
lenders. Not every lender exp...
Wed, Oct 16 2013, 5:03 PM
Mortgage rates fell today,
recovering yesterday's losses on average. Some lenders' rate sheets
were just slightly better or worse than yester...
Tue, Oct 15 2013, 5:22 PM
Mortgage rates rose moderately today,
bringing them to their highest levels since September 23rd. Though the
recent move higher has happened ...
Fri, Oct 11 2013, 5:43 PM
Mortgage rates were flat today,
ending the week higher for the second Friday in a row after 3
exceptionally strong weeks in September. Some l...
Thu, Oct 10 2013, 4:46 PM
Mortgage rates were noticeably higher today despite
a late day rally that saw several lenders offer improved rate sheets.
That means that thi...
Wed, Oct 9 2013, 4:39 PM
Mortgage rates were unchanged today, the
the underlying mortgage-backed-securities (MBS) market was volatile.
MBS have the most direct effect...
Tue, Oct 8 2013, 5:00 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher today, but remain in the range of recently lower levels that has persisted since late September. Conforming, 30yr f...
Mon, Oct 7 2013, 4:52 PM
Mortgage rates were mixed but flat on
average, though they began the day in stronger territory. This
morning's rates sheets were the best in ...
Fri, Oct 4 2013, 5:13 PM
Mortgage rates were slightly higher today, but remained well within the extremely narrow range that dominated the week. Conforming, 30yr fixed ...
Thu, Oct 3 2013, 5:01 PM
Mortgage rates were relatively unchanged again today, marking
the 5th day in a row near current levels. If there's a bias, it has
been modest...
Wed, Oct 2 2013, 4:59 PM
Mortgage rates were flat to slightly lower today, depending
on the lender. Taken together with the previous three days, it would
be more than...
Tue, Oct 1 2013, 5:05 PM
Mortgage rates were flat to slightly higher today, depending
on the lender. Overall, rates are still very close to their best
levels since Ju...
Mon, Sep 30 2013, 6:45 PM
Mortgage rates rose very slightly today for
the first time in 3 weeks. The difference in rate sheets compared to
Friday's latest was minimal,...
Fri, Sep 27 2013, 4:29 PM
Mortgage rates fell noticeably today, keeping
alive an impressive streak of 13 days without higher rates. Three out
of those 13 have been 'un...
Thu, Sep 26 2013, 3:47 PM
Mortgage rates were unchanged today, keeping
them in line with the lowest levels in over three months. This is the
12th business day in a row...
Wed, Sep 25 2013, 4:02 PM
Mortgage rates fell to new 3-Month lows today. That makes this the 11th straight day where rates have held steady or moved lower. Conforming, 30...
Tue, Sep 24 2013, 4:03 PM
Mortgage rates were lower yet again, making
for an astonishing 10th consecutive day without rates moving higher.
In the 13 days of rate sheet...
Mon, Sep 23 2013, 5:14 PM
Mortgage rates continued lower today, bringing
rates in line with the lowest levels seen during the past 4 months
(officially, 6-week lows as ...
Fri, Sep 20 2013, 3:45 PM
Mortgage rates held steady today, keeping
them in line with the lowest levels seen since early August, and very
close to the lowest levels sin...
Thu, Sep 19 2013, 5:19 PM
Mortgage rates moved moderately lower on
average today. Not all lenders improved, but most did. Those who were
in similar or higher territor...
Wed, Sep 18 2013, 5:34 PM
Mortgage rates surged lower today following the long-awaited policy announcement from the Federal Reserve. Conforming, 30yr Fixed rates fell to ...
Tue, Sep 17 2013, 4:50 PM
As if to reinforce the gravity of the events that lie ahead, Mortgage rates were perfectly flat today, on
average, meaning that today's rate s...
Mon, Sep 16 2013, 6:16 PM
Mortgage rates improved again today, bringing
them to their best levels of month, just on par with rate sheets from
late August. Conforming, ...
Fri, Sep 13 2013, 5:42 PM
Mortgage rates improved slightly today, bringing
them to their best levels of week. The day's economic data, which
stood a chance to push rat...
Thu, Sep 12 2013, 5:08 PM
Mortgage rates held almost perfectly flat today, after
starting the day in stronger territory and losing ground in the
afternoon. As such, Co...
Wed, Sep 11 2013, 5:30 PM
Mortgage rates changed course yet again, this
time heading back down after yesterday's rise ended a reasonably strong
2-day move lower. Today...
Tue, Sep 10 2013, 6:56 PM
Mortgage rates bounced back toward recent highs today, ending
a fairly healthy two-day move lower after last Thursday saw the highest
rates in...
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