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…
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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…
Mortgage rates fell today as a majority of lenders finally got caught up with the past few days of strength in the bond market. Lenders rely…
Closely following intraday moves for the bond market and mortgage rates means that seemingly insignificant time frames are actually important. For instance, it’s actually not too common…
Mortgage rates continued higher on Tuesday after reaching the highest levels in months by the end of last week. The bond market was closed on…
It goes by many names: The Employment Situation, Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP), or simply “the jobs report.” No matter what you call it, the Labor Department’s…
Mortgage rates managed to hold mostly steady on Wednesday despite several headwinds that threatened to push them higher. The first headwind falls into the very broad…
Mortgage rates managed to begin the week by holding relatively steady, but that changed rather noticeably today. The bond market (which dictates day to day rate…
Mortgage rates are unchanged to a hair lower compared to last Friday, depending on the lender. While that’s welcome news given some of the big…