Mortgage rates have fallen fairly consistently over the past 2.5 weeks with the past 2 days seeing some of the better improvements. There haven’t been…
Home Refinancing is Easy
A heat wave on the west coast got national attention this week. Despite temps close to 120°, Tuesday’s home price data was even hotter with…
Mortgage rates have had several good weeks now after being dealt a blow by the Fed announcement on June 16th. Said “blow” is relative, to say…
Mortgage rates fell again today–now officially below the lowest levels in the past 2 weeks. In order to accomplish that, rates had to fully erase the…
Mortgage rates are primarily a function of trading levels in the bond market and bonds have enjoyed (or suffered) an interesting mix of volatility and…
Last week’s announcement from the Federal Reserve was the last major shake-up for mortgage rates, sending them quickly higher on Wednesday afternoon. Since then, things…
10yr yields may have hit their lowest levels in months in the wee hours of the morning and people may always perceive a bit too…
The Fed released a new scheduled policy announcement this week as well as updated economic projections. Relative chaos ensued. Let’s talk about why and what…
It’s Thursday on a volatile week for the bond market and thus time, once again, to play our favorite game: “no, rates didn’t really do…
Mortgage rates were already drifting higher in the first half of the week, but that was nothing compared to today. This afternoon’s Fed Announcement was certainly…