The bond market is scheduled to close 3 hour earlier than normal today–a common practice surrounding federal holiday weekends. This means 3 fewer hours where…
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Mortgage rates hit their highest level in just over 3 months yesterday with financial markets generally protesting the absence of more serious spending cuts in…
Two days ago, mortgage rates began the day at 7.04% before mid-day improvements brought the average back down to 6.99%. Today started out in a…
Mortgage rates jumped sharply over the weekend as financial markets reacted to Moody’s credit rating downgrade of the U.S. News of the downgrade broke with…
The average top tier 30yr fixed rate is set to end the week just a few hundredths of a percent higher than last Friday at…
In early April, amid the most volatile portion of the market’s reaction to the tariff announcement, mortgage rates were officially over 7% for a single…
Tuesday brought the release of an economic report that has frequently been responsible for big swings in mortgage rates. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is…
Tariffs and trade policy have been a new and important consideration for the bond market for just over a month now. That matters to mortgage…
Whether it’s today vs yesterday, or today vs the end of last week, the average top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rate is just a hair…
Mortgage rates moved back up to the higher levels seen earlier this week after the official announcement of a trade deal between the U.S. and…