Mortgage Rates Inch Lower, But Remain Broadly Sideways

"Sideways" has been the dominant theme for mortgage rates for well over a month now. The average top tier 30yr fixed rate fell below 6.82% on February 25th, and moved down to 6.70% the following week.  We haven't been outside of that range since then. Today was just another day in that regard,

Mortgage Rates Move Lower Even Though They Weren't Supposed To

First thing's first before anyone gets too excited: yes, rates fell on Friday, but not significantly.  The average lender is still a bit closer to the higher end of the recent range. In addition, the recent range is quite narrow with average top tier 30yr fixed rates never straying too far from

Bigger Down Payments Continue in Q4 2024 as Homeowners Use Pandemic Era Savings and Increased Home Equity

Mortgage Rates Hold Steady Near Recent Highs

It depends what one's definition of "recent" is, but if it involves the past few weeks, mortgage rates were at their highest recent levels both yesterday and today.  2 other days in that window were worse, but only microscopically.  On a positive note, the entirety of the past few weeks ha