Mortgage rates rose again today, albeit at a slightly slower clip compared to yesterday. Still, that’s little consolidation considering this is the 4th straight day spent moving in that unfriendly direction. The average lender is now back to levels not seen since March 19th. On the bright side, March 19th’s rates were the lowest in more than a year at the time.
So what’s going on?
In general, the month of March saw the confluence of 2 great things for rates. Not only was there a generally high level of concern/uncertainty surrounding the global economic outlook, but the Fed was also surprisingly helpful. This was a bit of a double-edged sword because the Fed’s helpfulness was predicated on that same sort of concern/uncertainty. In other words, if events unfold in such a way as to ease that concern, not only would it push rates higher of its own volition, it also might result in the Fed being less helpful….(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.
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Mortgage Rates Highest in Nearly a Month
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