Fri, Nov 16 2012, 4:11 PM
Mortgage
rates continued to bounce back , moving lower for a second
straight day after rising on the first two days of the week. Net/net,
the...
Thu, Nov 15 2012, 3:00 PM
Mortgage
rates put an end to two days of weakness , but for most
lenders, rates were only moderately improved on Thursday. Weak economic
data...
Wed, Nov 14 2012, 2:30 PM
Mortgage
rates moved higher at a quicker pace today despite the fact
that US Treasury yields were unchanged to slightly improved. In some
ca...
Tue, Nov 13 2012, 2:39 PM
Mortgage rates edged just slightly higher to begin the shortened week. Most lenders were closed yesterday in observance of the Veteran's Day holid...
Fri, Nov 9 2012, 2:45 PM
Mortgage
rates were mixed today , with some lenders in slightly better
shape and others slightly higher in cost. Any lenders who were in
bett...
Thu, Nov 8 2012, 3:03 PM
Mortgage
rates held their ground for the most part, though some
lenders were slightly weaker when the day's first round of rate sheets
came o...
Wed, Nov 7 2012, 2:30 PM
Although this can't be said for every lender, mortgage
rates snapped immediately back to recent lows following the election results . The
el...
Tue, Nov 6 2012, 4:06 PM
Mortgage rates began the day only moderately worse off than yesterday's latest offerings, but rose sharply throughout the day . In the late morni...
Mon, Nov 5 2012, 2:03 PM
While some of the improvement came in the form of late day reprices on Friday, mortgage
rates are appreciably lower to begin the week. Movement...
Fri, Nov 2 2012, 2:09 PM
Mortgage
rates were slightly higher in some cases but generally held
up surprisingly well after today's Employment Situation Report showed a
...
Thu, Nov 1 2012, 3:07 PM
Mortgage
rates were significantly more unified in their movement on Thursday. Actually, "lack of movement "
would be a better characterizatio...
Wed, Oct 31 2012, 3:03 PM
Mortgage
rates were all over the board on Wednesday in terms of their
movements relative to each other and trading levels in the Secondary
Mo...
Tue, Oct 30 2012, 3:38 PM
Mortgage
rates rose slightly on Tuesday, even though financial markets
were fully closed due to Hurricane Sandy. The market closure meant
th...
Mon, Oct 29 2012, 1:02 PM
Mortgage
rates continued falling this morning despite stronger-than-expected economic data. The trading session was punctuated by an early clos...
Fri, Oct 26 2012, 1:42 PM
Mortgage
rates fell back in line with Wednesday's levels in most cases today, though lenders' offerings varied more than usual. Markets conti...
Thu, Oct 25 2012, 3:24 PM
Mortgage
rates are sharply higher today, as global markets abandoned
bond market holdings at the quickest pace of the week. When investors
f...
Wed, Oct 24 2012, 3:50 PM
Mortgage rates were steady to slightly higher on Wednesday despite a big
increase in the amount of economic data and events from the first two
day...
Tue, Oct 23 2012, 2:39 PM
It's a testament to the persistence of the recent move higher that mortgage
rates experienced their best day in over a week on Tuesday. Reason...
Mon, Oct 22 2012, 5:34 PM
Mortgage
rates were steady to very slightly higher in most cases on
Monday, though some lenders were in slightly better territory than on
Fri...
Fri, Oct 19 2012, 3:08 PM
After moving higher every day this week mortgage rates finally held their ground
today. Despite moderately lower Treasury yields and healthy
...
Thu, Oct 18 2012, 2:29 PM
Mortgage rates have been higher every day this week ,
with Thursday's losses matching the pace of the past few sessions. The
overall difference...
Wed, Oct 17 2012, 2:09 PM
Even though bond markets clearly reacted to Housing Starts
data, the sharp movement still fell within the broader pattern of
movement stretching...
Tue, Oct 16 2012, 1:56 PM
Mortgage rates continued higher on Tuesday, rising at a faster pace than Monday, and reversing two
days of improvements at the end of last we...
Mon, Oct 15 2012, 1:15 PM
After managing to improve on Thursday and Friday, mortgage rates begin the current week slightly higher. Even
so, the changes between Friday and...
Fri, Oct 12 2012, 2:39 PM
The week ahead is busier in terms of economic data with an important
report on Retail Sales leading off first thing Monday morning. It's not
impo...
Thu, Oct 11 2012, 2:56 PM
Mortgage rates finally improved on Thursday after moving sideways or higher since last Thursday. Bond markets and mortgage-backed-securities began th...
Wed, Oct 10 2012, 2:12 PM
Mortgage rates were broadly unchanged on
Wednesday, but offerings vary depending on the lender. While most
lenders' rate sheets are in similar...
Tue, Oct 9 2012, 1:50 PM
We'd discussed the risks of rising rates at the end of last
week and left the door open for the current month to take the shape of
previous Octo...
Fri, Oct 5 2012, 2:34 PM
Markets had been anxiously awaiting Friday's jobs data and the movement that followed was decisive. Mortgage rates rose to their highest levels in ...
Thu, Oct 4 2012, 2:47 PM
Mortgage rates rose to their highest levels of the week on
Thursday as bond markets moved into a defensive position ahead of
Friday's major emp...
Wed, Oct 3 2012, 3:39 PM
Mortgage rates held steady on Wednesday despite slightly weaker levels in the underlying secondary mortgage market. Prices of the mortgage-backed ...
Tue, Oct 2 2012, 3:32 PM
Mortgage rates moved gently lower on Tuesday amid relatively calm market conditions. There was little if anything for markets to digest in the fir...
Mon, Oct 1 2012, 2:19 PM
Mortgage rates moved gently lower to begin the week (and month), ending a two day run toward higher rates on Thursday and Friday. Trading levels i...
Fri, Sep 28 2012, 3:34 PM
After breaking an impressive streak of improvement yesterday, Mortgage rates are higher again on Friday , but at a slower pace. Additionally, ther...
Thu, Sep 27 2012, 3:10 PM
Mortgage rates finally broke their unprecedented winning streak on Thursday as rates moved higher for the first time since the Fed announced it...
Wed, Sep 26 2012, 2:50 PM
The extent to which Mortgage rates have fallen since the Fed's QE3 announcement is nothing short of astonishing . Beginning on the day of the QE3 ...
Tue, Sep 25 2012, 2:47 PM
Mortgage rates surged lower again today , continuing an ongoing push into lower all-time lows . Although bond markets in general moved lower in ra...
Mon, Sep 24 2012, 2:05 PM
Mortgage rates begin the week at new all-time lows yet again after falling significantly from last week's series of previous all-time lows. Mark...
Fri, Sep 21 2012, 2:17 PM
Mortgage rates began moving lower last Thursday and since then have fallen every single day, crossing into new all-time lows in the process. Toda...
Thu, Sep 20 2012, 2:45 PM
Mortgage rates have moved lower every day this week. Today's move was even more pronounced than yesterday's, carrying rates decisively into NEW al...
Wed, Sep 19 2012, 2:54 PM
Mortgage rates moved lower yet again on Wednesday. Given that yesterday's average rates were already inching into ALL-TIME low territory, today'...
Tue, Sep 18 2012, 1:25 PM
Mortgage rates moved slightly lower again today. Much like yesterday, not all lenders' rates were better and a few were priced marginally worse. I...
Mon, Sep 17 2012, 2:45 PM
Mortgage rates moved slightly lower today in most cases, though some lenders rates were marginally higher today. On average, rates are once again i...
Fri, Sep 14 2012, 2:57 PM
Mortgage rates moved slightly lower today after falling significantly on the Fed's policy announcement yesterday. The drop in rates today is somewh...
Thu, Sep 13 2012, 4:35 PM
Mortgage rates abruptly lower today after the Fed unveiled a third round of large-scale asset purchases known as quantitative easing or QE3. Althou...
Wed, Sep 12 2012, 1:58 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher for the third straight day after an important legal decision in Germany indicated that Europe's new permanent bailout fu...
Tue, Sep 11 2012, 2:53 PM
Mortgage rates are somewhat higher again today after news out of Europe created market momentum overnight in favor of higher stock prices and higher...
Mon, Sep 10 2012, 2:52 PM
Mortgage rates are somewhat higher to begin the week, continuing a bounce back from better levels seen immediately after Friday's weak employment re...
Fri, Sep 7 2012, 1:41 PM
Mortgage rates moved strongly lower today regaining the territory lost after yesterday's disconcerting move higher. On average, this leaves rates a...
Thu, Sep 6 2012, 1:55 PM
Mortgage rates moved noticeably higher today after a better-than-expected report on private payrolls suggested that tomorrow's all-important Employm...
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