Mortgage rates moved moderately lower to start the new week as trade tensions remained in focus. In general, the worse the US/China trade relationship is looking at…
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Mortgage rates moved up on Friday, ultimately making it to the highest levels of the week for the average lender. Underlying bond markets came under pressure as…
Mortgage rates were just slightly lower on average today with some lenders flat and others distinctly lower. The discrepancy is due to the timing of yesterday’s market…
Mortgage rates began the day in decent shape after more trade war drama courtesy of a Reuters story overnight. In general, trade war drama pushes stock prices…
Mortgage rates didn’t move much today, if at all. This is confounding to all those who have watched rates against the backdrop of 10yr Treasury yields (and…
Mortgage rates dropped noticeably this morning as financial markets opened sharply changed from Friday’s latest levels thanks to Trump trade tweets over the weekend. The stock market…
Mortgage rates were flat today, which is a victory considering the big jobs report was stronger than expected. Typically, labor market strength–especially when seen in this particular…
Mortgage rates didn’t move much today, but the average lender is quoting microscopically higher rates, if anything. Week-over-week, it wouldn’t be unfair to claim that rates are…
Mortgage rates finally moved in a direction that wasn’t “up” today. That said, it’s debatable whether the direction would be best described as “lower” or “sideways.” To…
Mortgage rates moved up again today, despite modest improvement in the bond market (which typically coincides with lower rates). Part of the reason for the counter-intuitive behavior…