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| Mortgage Rates Catch a Break | ||
| 5/15/2025 2:36 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates have done almost nothing but move higher in the month of May. The latest bump--seen yesterday--took the average top tier 30yr fixed rate to 6.99%. While this is fairly uneventful in the bigger picture, it was a noticeable increase from the 6.81 seen at the end of April, or the slightly lower range before that. Today"s improvem...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Rising Closer to 7% | ||
| 5/14/2025 3:26 PM | ||
| 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 day. By the middle of the following week, they were well on their way lower, ultimately ending the month just over 6.8%. Since then, it"s been tough sledding for bonds and the rate market. Almost e...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Hold Fairly Steady After Inflation Data | ||
| 5/13/2025 3:26 PM | ||
| 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 the earlier of the two big inflation reports from the US government, and inflation is a big deal for interest rates. In general, higher inflation coincides with higher rates and vice versa....Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Jump to 2 Week Highs After US/China Trade Talks | ||
| 5/12/2025 3:32 PM | ||
| 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 rates because mortgage pricing is primarily determined by bond prices. The reaction function for rates is a bit complicated at first glance because tariffs can exert influence in opposite directio...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Barely Lower to End The Week | ||
| 5/9/2025 3:30 PM | ||
| 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 lower. Today"s improvement was arguably a byproduct of trade related headlines this morning. Specifically, some comments suggested this weekend"s negotiations between the US and China in Switzerland would merely be a star...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Move Higher After Trade Deal | ||
| 5/8/2025 3:04 PM | ||
| 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 the U.K. Most lenders actually began the day fairly close to yesterday"s latest levels, but were ultimately forced to raise rates in response to weakness in the bond market. The rationale for th...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Lower After Fed Announcement, But Not Because of It | ||
| 5/7/2025 2:35 PM | ||
| There"s nothing like a Fed announcement day to get almost every media outlet to run headlines that attempt to tie the day"s market movement to the Fed"s rate decision. The problem in today"s case is that there wasn"t even anything remotely resembling a decision, nor did anyone expect there to be. Markets were effectively betting on a zero percent ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Improve Slightly After Starting Out Flat | ||
| 5/6/2025 2:24 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates were unchanged for the average lender this morning, thanks to a modest improvement in the bond market overnight. Rates were on course to remain mostly flat until the afternoon"s scheduled 10yr Treasury auction. The market"s reaction to the auction allowed many lenders to revise mortgage rates slightly lower. Mortgage rat...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Roughly Unchanged to Start New Week | ||
| 5/5/2025 2:51 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates faced a slight headwind on Monday as economic data caused weakness in the bond market. This would typically result in higher mortgage rates, but in today"s case, the damage was minimal. One thing to keep in mind is that mortgage rates don"t change in real time with the market. Lenders set rates once in the morning and only change th...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Are Actually Higher This Week | ||
| 5/2/2025 2:22 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates had a nice little run, moving down from last Monday"s highs of 6.98% (average, top tier 30yr fixed) to a mid-week low just over 6.80%. Even after yesterday"s modest bounce, we were still in stronger territory for the week. But now today, the average lender is back up to 6.90%. While that"s not as high as the beginning of...Read More | ||