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| Mortgage Rates Lowest Since Fed Day | ||
| 10/10/2025 2:16 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates saw their biggest day-over-day decline of the past several weeks today in response to unexpected news regarding additional tariffs on China. Trump had previously been scheduled to meet with China"s President Xi in 2 weeks, but today said there was no reason to do so and that the administration is currently calculating a massive...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Move Slightly Higher | ||
| 10/9/2025 2:33 PM | ||
| It"s getting pretty tough to weave an interesting narrative on mortgage rates over the past 3 weeks. During that time, they just haven"t changed that much for the average lender. Today was just another day in that regard. Bonds (which dictate day to day movement in rates) were slightly weaker than yesterday. This implies slightly higher mortgage r...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Remain Steady | ||
| 10/8/2025 2:00 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates technically ticked a hair lower today, but it"s more accurate to view them as being broadly sideways. Some lenders issued improvements yesterday afternoon. Those lenders were closer to unchanged this morning. As of this afternoon, several lenders have already issued slight rate increases due to weakness in the bond...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Hold Steady in Tight Range | ||
| 10/7/2025 2:57 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates have been in a very narrow range for nearly 3 weeks with the last major move seen on September 17th and 18th following the Fed rate cut. Paradoxically but not surprisingly, rates actually moved higher after the Fed cut the Fed Funds Rate. Contrary to popular belief, Fed comments and policy changes are not the biggest consideration f...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Start The Week Near Recent Highs | ||
| 10/6/2025 3:23 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates began the week right in line with their highest levels of the past 30 days. This sounds a bit more dramatic than it is because the past 2.5 weeks have been very narrow and today"s rates are merely at the upper edge of that range (i.e. not much different than the recent lows). There were no meaningful economic reports driving v...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Lowest Since Fed Day | ||
| 10/3/2025 2:51 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates moved just a bit lower today. Relative to any other day in the past 2 weeks, it was unremarkable. But because the range has been so narrow over that time, and because rates were already at the lower boundary of that range yesterday, it technically resulted in the lowest average rate since Fed Day on September 17th. The underly...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Technically Lower, But Effectively Flat | ||
| 10/2/2025 2:16 PM | ||
| If we"re splitting hairs, today"s mortgage rates are half a hair lower than yesterday"s, but the average borrower might not see a difference in a rate quote. Our 30yr fixed rate index fell by the smallest increment possible (.01%) and it hasn"t been more than 0.03% away from that level for two weeks. With the Federal government closed, today"s onl...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Remain Unchanged After Downbeat Employment Report | ||
| 10/1/2025 2:16 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates are based on bonds and bonds take cues from economic data. Employment-related data is particularly important. The monthly jobs report from the Department of Labor is in a league of its own in that regard, and while we won"t get that this week due to the shutdown, this morning brought the release of a similar private sector report.&nb...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Continue Holding Narrow Range | ||
| 9/30/2025 2:08 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates were just barely lower this morning versus yesterday"s latest levels, but most borrowers won"t see any major difference from any of the past 7 business days. Additionally, some lenders issued mid-day changes, giving rates a slight bump in response to weakness in the bond market. With a government shutdown looking increasingly likely...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Hold Flat to Start New Week | ||
| 9/29/2025 2:55 PM | ||
| It was an uneventful day for the bond market (and, thus, interest rates) as investors wait for clarity on this week"s potential government shutdown. It"s not the shutdown itself that would notable. Rather, it would be the absence of this Friday"s jobs report (published by the Federal government) as it would deprive the rate market of its brightest ...Read More | ||