Mortgage Rates End Week Lower Thanks to Jobs Report

The average top tier 30yr fixed rate may not be back under 7% just yet, but as of Friday, it is back below the levels seen last Friday.  That fact is at odds with major weekly rate surveys which showed a somewhat significant increase, but those surveys came out before today's jobs report. Offic

Mortgage Rates Move Lower After Weak Service Sector Report

"Data dependent" is one of the most common phrases heard from the Federal Reserve these days when it comes to rate-setting policy.  And while the Fed doesn't directly dictate mortgage rates, the bond market tends to trade the same data that the Fed cares about. Today's key report, the ISM Servi

Mortgage Rates Finally Find a Ceiling, For Now

As is often the case with internet headlines these days, the headline overstates the reality on the ground--or at least over-dramatizes it.  Considering the last notable "ceiling" was seen less than a month ago and that the last short term ceiling, less than a week ago, the word "finally" proba

Mortgage Rates Near Highest Levels in More Than a Month

Mortgage rates continued their frustrating and somewhat perplexing move higher today, thus bringing the average lender close to the highest levels since the end of May.  Rising rates are always frustrating for those the housing/mortgage markets and prospective borrowers, but an ebb and flow is