In a year where mortgage rate volatility has been extreme, this week made everything else look tame by comparison. While it will never show up…
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Mortgage rates are still in the process of bouncing back from an ultra-sharp spike to the highest levels since 2008 seen on Tuesday. Clarity from…
The pace of the spike in mortgage rates over the past several days has been nothing but staggering –especially considering it began when rates were…
Yes, mortgage rates really moved above 6% yesterday for the first time since 2008. Yesterday’s coverage addressed the core of the matter (definitely read that…
It’s hard to quantify just how bad today was for mortgage rates because there’s no quality day-over-day mortgage rate data from before 2009 (when we…
2022 has already had its fair share of bad news for mortgage rates, but this week was not to be outdone. It began as just…
Mortgage rates moved higher this morning as the bond market reacted to a new policy announcement from the European Central Bank (ECB). If you’re thinking…
Rates jumped significantly higher last week and have continued drifting up at a gradual pace since then. The average lender remains in territory that’s roughly…
Mortgage rates are primarily determined by mortgage-specific bonds (MBS, or mortgage-backed securities to be exact). MBS share similarities with the broader bond market where US…
Last week’s mortgage rate momentum served to reverse 3 of the best consecutive weeks in nearly a year–themselves a reversal of the worst 4 months…