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| Mortgage Rates Modestly Higher on Average, But Some Lenders Are Lower | ||
| 3/25/2025 3:02 PM | ||
| One of the key principles of mortgage rate movement has to do with the frequency of mortgage rate changes. Specifically, mortgage lenders prefer to update rates once per day. This is notable because mortgage rates are based on bonds, and bonds are constantly trading. The compromise is that mortgage lenders will indeed change rates more ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Slightly Higher to Start New Week | ||
| 3/24/2025 2:41 PM | ||
| The average mortgage lender raised rates modestly on Monday morning--a logical move considering the weakness in the bond market over the weekend. Rates are based directly on bonds. Bond "weakness" means investors are paying less for bonds which, in turn, means that yields (aka "rates") are effectively higher. Investor demand for bonds ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Tick Gently Higher to End Week | ||
| 3/21/2025 1:44 PM | ||
| In terms of the market movement that underlies and dictates mortgage rate movement, today looked a lot like yesterday. Things started strong and faded gently as the day progressed. There were no notable economic reports or news events apart from a White House press conference where Trump said there will be "flexibility on tariffs." Tar...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Very Close to Multi-Month Lows | ||
| 3/20/2025 3:32 PM | ||
| It was actually a rather uneventful day for the bond market. That means it should have been an uneventful day for mortgage rates (because they"re driven by changes in the bond market). To be fair, it was far from an exciting day, but the average mortgage lender was nonetheless able to inch closer to potentially exciting milestone. Rates have gener...Read More | ||
| Rates Move Back Toward Lows After Fed Announcement | ||
| 3/19/2025 2:52 PM | ||
| Heading into today, we knew the afternoon"s Fed announcement was biggest potential flashpoint for interest rate movement, and that the movement probably wouldn"t be extreme. The unknown, as always, was the direction of said movement. Thankfully, it was lower. This wasn"t destined to be the case this morning. Out of the gate, the average mort...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Started Higher, But Ended Lower | ||
| 3/18/2025 2:07 PM | ||
| As we often discuss, mortgage lenders prefer to set their rates once per day. They only make changes when the underlying bond market makes a big enough move. While it wasn"t an extreme example, many lenders made such changes today as bonds improved steadily throughout the day. Before the improvements, the average lender was offering slightly...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Hold Steady Over The Weekend | ||
| 3/17/2025 2:50 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates are based on movement in the bond market, and the bond market is closed for most of the weekend. As such, one might assume that Monday"s mortgage rates would always be right in line with Friday"s. But this is definitely not the case for two reasons: 1. The bond market may not officially open in the U.S. until 8:20am ET, ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Hold Very Steady, Yet Again | ||
| 3/14/2025 2:38 PM | ||
| Despite some ups and downs on a small scale, mortgage rates have been sideways in the bigger picture. That"s a good thing if the latest refi application data is any indication. Demand is at the highest levels since October as rates have generally been holding near mid-October levels. Today was just another day in that regard. Bon...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Recover After Starting Slightly Higher | ||
| 3/13/2025 2:38 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates hit their highest levels in just over 2 weeks yesterday and they were on track to remain unchanged today. In fact, the average lender offered the exact same 30yr fixed rate when this morning"s initial barrage of rate sheets came out. Lenders typically publish their first rates of the day around 10am ET, and they prefer to avoid any ...Read More | ||
| Highest Mortgage Rates in Just Over 2 Weeks | ||
| 3/12/2025 2:18 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates have moved up over the past 2 days, ultimately hitting the highest levels since February 24th today. While that sounds somewhat unpleasant or unfortunate, context paints a softer picture. Specifically, since February 25th, the average top tier 30yr fixed rate has been in a fairly narrow 0.12% range centered on 6.75%. ...Read More | ||