Most Large U.S. Housing Markets Are Shifting in Buyers' Favor, But the Story Varies Widely by Metro

Mortgage Rates Only Slightly Lower After Ceasefire News

It's a fluid situation in financial markets on Wednesday. The 2-week ceasefire in the Iran war caused a big reaction last night, but the benefit to the bond market (bonds dictate rates) has been increasingly wiped out during domestic hours.  If we measure the reversal versus yesterday's closing

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Mortgage Rates Little-Changed But Volatility Could Return Quickly

In stark contrast to the entire month of March, April's mortgage rate volatility has been downright boring. To put this in context, the average top tier 30yr fixed rate rose a substantial 0.65% by March 27th. In the first five business days of April, they've held inside a range of just 0.04%. Today