Mortgage Rates Not Too Far From 8 Month Lows

Friday's mortgage rates ended up being right in line with Thursday's on average.  At 6.72%, the MND daily rate index is as low as it's been since early April when it hit 6.60%. If you're thinking that 6.72 doesn't sound much higher than 6.60, you're right!  Mortgage lenders tend to offer r

Mortgage Rate Winning Streak Continues

After topping out on May 21st, the average day for mortgage rates has been a good one.  This has been especially true since June 6th with our 30yr fixed index moving down almost 0.25% through this afternoon. Today's gains contributed nicely with a drop of 0.07%. Normally, we'd point to the econ

Lowest Rates in Over 2 Months

The average top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rate had already dipped to the lowest levels since May 1st at the start of the week.  Two additional days of modest improvement brings us to the lowest levels since April 4th as of today.   April 4th is probably a day that's worth remembering.&

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