Mortgage rates finally ended this week’s winning streak today. In light of the general upward trend in rates over the past month, bond yields (which tend…
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Mortgage rates are in recovery mode so far this week. Today brought the best improvements so far with the average lender’s rates falling back to the…
Mortgage rates hit 6 month highs by the end of last week, but they’ve been cautiously recovering since then. The rebound traces a similar pattern in…
Mortgage rates began the day right in line with Friday afternoon’s latest levels. Lenders likely would have been able to offer lower rates if the…
Over the past 30 days, interest rates have risen sharply. This is true for both mortgage rates and bond market benchmarks like 10yr Treasury yields.…
Mortgage rates haven’t really been able to catch a break recently. This week is shaping up to be one of the worst since March. Since then,…
Mortgage rates began moving off longer term lows in early August and that trend has continued ever since. The September 22nd Fed Announcement (and press conference…
Mortgage rates hit their highest levels in months yesterday as bonds lost ground at a brisk pace to start the new week. Bonds–specifically mortgage-backed securities (MBS)–are…
Mortgage rates had a mixed showing last week. They started out high before improving through Thursday. Finally, they took a step back up on Friday. …
After a calm summer at historic lows, interest rate volatility has ramped up heading into the fall. What are rates worried about, and is this…