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...
Wed, Sep 5 2012, 3:20 PM
Mortgage rates moved very slightly higher today and in some cases, were unchanged. This keeps average rates in the same territory as last Friday an...
Tue, Sep 4 2012, 3:12 PM
Mortgage rates were completely unchanged today despite the 3-day Labor Day weekend. Historically, there has been a fair amount of volatility betwee...
Fri, Aug 31 2012, 5:01 PM
Mortgage rates moved slightly lower today reaching their best levels since early in the month after a speech from Fed President Bernanke in Jackson ...
Thu, Aug 30 2012, 4:05 PM
Mortgage rates moved slightly lower today recovering a portion of weakness seen yesterday. Markets have a lot on their plate in the first two weeks...
Wed, Aug 29 2012, 4:22 PM
Mortgage rates moved higher today at a fairly quick pace after falling in line with their best levels of the month yesterday. The move doesn't alte...
Tue, Aug 28 2012, 2:29 PM
Mortgage rates moved moderately lower today in most cases. Although the drop wasn't fast-paced or abrupt, the recent range of rates has been extrem...
Mon, Aug 27 2012, 2:51 PM
Mortgage rates moved gently higher today in most cases, though some lenders were unchanged and in rare cases, slightly improved. There was little b...
Fri, Aug 24 2012, 3:58 PM
Mortgage Rates rose marginally today after two days of significant improvement. Wednesday and Thursday's strong gains followed the release of the l...
Thu, Aug 23 2012, 3:34 PM
Mortgage Rates proceeded lower again today, adding on to the already substantial improvements from yesterday. Some of the gains reflect additional ...
Wed, Aug 22 2012, 3:58 PM
Mortgage Rates fell sharply today after the Minutes from the latest Fed meeting revealed a strong level of commitment toward additional monetary acc...
Tue, Aug 21 2012, 3:35 PM
Mortgage Rates moved higher today, falling back in line with Friday's levels, continuing a recent trend of smaller sideways movements around the n...
Mon, Aug 20 2012, 2:12 PM
Mortgage Rates managed to maintain stability seen on Friday, holding steady to very slightly lower today. It was a quiet day for rates markets duri...
Fri, Aug 17 2012, 2:41 PM
Mortgage Rates finally caught a break today as rates held steady to marginally improved after rising rapidly earlier in the week. While this doesn'...
Thu, Aug 16 2012, 3:06 PM
Mortgage Rates moved slightly higher again today as the secondary mortgage market experienced one of its most volatile sessions since early June. ...
Wed, Aug 15 2012, 3:14 PM
Mortgage Rates made an abrupt move higher today, leaving most lenders at their worst levels since early June. Recent momentum has carried rates in ...
Tue, Aug 14 2012, 2:37 PM
Mortgage Rates moved higher today continuing a broader trend of weakness that began in late July. Throughout that trend, the actual interest rates ...
Mon, Aug 13 2012, 1:38 PM
Mortgage Rates were paradoxically higher today giving some pause to a bounce back from the month's highest rates last week. Although not altogether...
Fri, Aug 10 2012, 2:04 PM
Mortgage Rates moved lower today extending the bounce back in rates markets that began after yesterday's 30yr Bond Auction. There were no significa...
Thu, Aug 9 2012, 2:50 PM
Mortgage Rates began in higher territory this morning, though some lenders released improved rate sheets in the afternoon. On average, rates are st...
Wed, Aug 8 2012, 2:59 PM
Mortgage Rates held steady to slightly improved today after a disconcerting rise to the highest levels in a month yesterday. That said, today's rat...
Tue, Aug 7 2012, 3:15 PM
Mortgage Rates resumed last week's pattern of volatility moving to meet their highest levels in roughly a month. At this point, some lenders have e...
Mon, Aug 6 2012, 2:31 PM
Mortgage Rates eased to slightly lower levels today after rising abruptly on Friday. The past week and a half saw some of the biggest day-over-day ...
Fri, Aug 3 2012, 2:27 PM
Mortgage Rates rose abruptly today capping a 6 day stretch that has seen the biggest swings of the past 7 weeks. Although the movements seen in sev...
Thu, Aug 2 2012, 3:50 PM
Mortgage Rates ranged from unchanged to slightly improved today after facing a tremendous amount of uncertainty in the past two days. Yesterday's F...
Wed, Aug 1 2012, 3:45 PM
Mortgage Rates moved higher today after the Fed released a largely unchanged monetary policy statement. Some market participants were hoping that t...
Tue, Jul 31 2012, 4:07 PM
Mortgage Rates continued their bounce back from abrupt weakness on Friday. The two days of gains so far this week bring rates back within striking ...
Mon, Jul 30 2012, 2:26 PM
Mortgage Rates bounced back into slightly lower territory after rising abruptly on Friday afternoon. Thursday and Friday of last week marked the ...
Thu, Jul 26 2012, 4:02 PM
Mortgage Rates were broadly unchanged today as some lenders' rates improved while others moved higher, not to mention the many who held close enough ...
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