A Refreshingly Boring Week For Mortgage Rates

Starting in early October, mortgage rates experienced significant volatility, meaning the average day over day change was much bigger than normal.  While the term "volatility" technically allows for larger-than-normal moves in either direction, there was a clear winner in this case with rates m

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Calmer Trend Continues For Mortgage Rates

They may not be low.  In fact, they may still be a lot higher than you want, but at least they haven't been too volatility this week.  For the 7th day in a row, the top tier, conventional 30yr fixed mortgage rate ended the day in the same narrow range between 7.01% and 7.08% for the averag

Mortgage Rates Have Been Much Calmer, But They're Still High

Remember October and the first part of November--not because of the election, but rather because of the relentless rise in mortgage rates?  Would you rather forget?  You're not alone.  It was the fastest rate spike since 2022, and it was made all the more memorable because it put an e