Mortgage Rates Could See More Volatility Next Week

Average mortgage rates drifted slightly higher to end the week, though they remained under the levels seen on Monday and Tuesday. Even then, none of this week's movement was especially abrupt. That's interesting considering there was a decent amount of economic data throughout the week. It could be

Mortgage Rates Back Down Near Recent Lows

Mortgage rates improved more noticeably today, and while the average rate isn't quite as low as it was last week, it's fairly close.  Rates are based on movement in the bond market. Bonds were most likely to move in response to one or both of today's big economic reports.  Oddly enough, mo

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Mortgage Rates Move Slightly Lower

Unlike Monday, which saw a fairly brisk move toward higher rates, Tuesday barely budged. Additionally, the budging occurred in a friendly direction with the average lender offering rates that were just a hair lower than yesterday's.  Starting tomorrow morning, this week's potential volatility w