Mortgage Rates Roughly Unchanged Over The Weekend

Mortgage rates faced a very small threat of a very small increase this morning. The underlying bond market was in weaker territory to start the day and that typically means mortgage lenders raise rates.  Indeed, many lenders were slightly higher at first. But just as the first lenders were publ

Rates Are Getting Really Close to 4 Month Lows

After more than a week of consistent and meaningful improvement, mortgage rates finally showed us that they were at least capable of moving in the other direction yesterday. Thankfully, that demonstration was short-lived.   The average lender got back to the recently typical business of of

Mortgage Rates Finally Stop Moving Lower, But Just Barely

Stop the presses! Mortgage rates actually moved HIGHER today! While it's the first time we've been able to say such things since last Tuesday, the damage is almost imperceptible.  In fact, if we compare today's rates to yesterday morning's they're identical to slightly lower.  Today's rate

Increased Price Reductions Could Give Buyers More Room to Negotiate This Spring