Realtor.com®: Canadian Interest in U.S. Real Estate Continues to Cool, but Remains the Top Source of International Home Shopping

Highest Rates in Just Over 3 Weeks

Up until last week's Fed announcement, the average 30yr fixed mortgage rate was at the lowest levels in more than a year (in many cases, matching the same lows seen on September 16th--the day before the previous Fed announcement). Although these past 2 post-Fed episodes have resulted in somewhat vol

Mortgage Rates Recover Some of This Week's Lost Ground

After hitting the highest level in several weeks on Thursday, mortgage rates managed to move moderately lower on Friday. Counterpoint: Friday's rates are still the 2nd highest of the past 2 weeks and still meaningfully higher than last Friday's (6.28% vs 6.19% in terms of MND's rate index). The impr

Mortgage Rates Are Anything But Lower This Week

Every now and then, a Thursday comes along where we have to set the record straight on what is actually going on with mortgage rates. That's because Freddie Mac releases its weekly mortgage rate survey on Thursdays and its methodology can cause confusion in the mortgage market.  This particular