Let’s get caveats out of the way upfront. No conversation about mortgage rates would be complete without a reminder that some lenders are very far removed from…
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While the industry has come to terms with recent challenges in terms of day-to-day volatility, mortgage rates remain higher than they otherwise would be based on financial…
Mortgage rates continue showing a willingness to play by at least a few of the same rules that typically apply. Most of the rules went out…
Mortgage rates had a reasonably calm and logical day–not something we’ve been able to say very often recently. It was calm in the sense that today’s…
Mortgage rates were moderately to significantly higher today depending on the lender, the program, and on one’s own definition of words like “moderate” and “significant.” If…
Mortgage rates have been volatile and unpredictable to say the least. Some of this has to do with overall market volatility surrounding the market’s reaction…
Using the “Mortgage Rate Watch Home” link at the top of this page is a great way to revisit the past few articles and get…
The most important ingredient in the mortgage market is the presence of homeowners–prospective or otherwise–with the means and desire to make monthly payments. That fact…
There are too many counter-intuitive and frustrating developments in the mortgage market to comprehend all at one time, let alone discuss. That’s not a cop-out…
Depending on what you’re looking at, when you look, and where you look, mortgage rates could either be amazing or terrible. Large, upstanding, secure, solvent,…