Mortgage rates rose to the week’s highest levels yesterday, but they moved back down today. Although there have been slightly better days over the past 2…
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Mortgage rates hadn’t moved much since last Friday–a good thing considering those levels were in line with the lowest levels in a long time. The ground-holding…
Mortgage rates were little-changed again today, despite moderate improvement in the broader bond market. Although it’s MBS (the mortgage-backed securities that underlie mortgage loans) that have a…
Mortgage rates were generally flat today, depending on the lender. Some were noticeably better while others were a hair worse. In both cases, rates are very…
Mortgage rates have had an impressive run–the best since 2011, in fact, when it comes to total peak to trough movement. That winning streak might not…
Mortgage rates plunged today as the bond market extended its positive reaction to yesterday’s Fed announcement. The Fed doesn’t set mortgage rates, but the market’s expectation…
Mortgage rates reacted favorably to today’s Federal Reserve announcement and press conference–today’s key events. But that doesn’t mean every lender is in better shape than yesterday. …
Mortgage rates have generally been moving sideways for the past 2 weeks. This has accomplished a twofold goal of coming to terms with the strong gains…
Mortgage rates were only modestly higher today. Most lenders were still quoting the same rates compared to Friday with the only difference being slightly higher upfront…
While we can’t say that this week’s best mortgage rate offerings were quite as good as last week’s best, they were pretty darn close. In fact, quite…