A new self-service option from mortgage lender Beeline could mean loan officers are one step closer to extinction. For years, we’ve heard that mortgage loan… Read More »Beeline’s Self-Service Mortgage Option One Step Closer to Loan Officer Extinction
I track mortgage rates over time on this website and aside from the weekly rate change, I also indicate whether they’re rising or falling. Today,… Read More »Mortgage Rates Just Flipped From Trending Down to Trending Up
Somehow mortgage rates went from being the best since 2022 to the worst this year, all in the span of about a week and change.… Read More »Mortgage Rates Just Hit Fresh 2026 Highs
It’s been a topsy-turvy couple weeks for the markets, leading to wild swings in stocks, bonds, and mortgage rates. The driver has been the Iranian… Read More »Bond Yields Near Highest Levels of the Year, Will Mortgage Rates Follow?
Credit Karma has just announced a new venture known as “Credit Karma Home Loans” that will present mortgage refinance offers to its millions of members.… Read More »Credit Karma Home Loans to Offer Mortgage Refinances for Its Millions of Users
At the end of last year, many economists began predicting “flat mortgage rates” for 2026. In fact, many of the forecasts called for mortgage rates… Read More »Does the Middle East Conflict Reinforce Flat Mortgage Rates for the Year?
I think the best way to look at today’s weak jobs report is that is helped keep mortgage rates in place. If it had come… Read More »Jobs Report Miss Keeps Mortgage Rates From Getting Even Worse
It was another bad day for mortgage rates as the reality of the war sets in. While our fears were assuaged yesterday that oil and… Read More »Mortgage Rates Back to Recent Highs on War Uncertainties
After a very bumpy start to the week, mortgage rates are falling back toward 6% again. They jumped on Monday after an unexpected weekend strike… Read More »Mortgage Rates Ease Back Toward 6% Thanks to Oil Assurances From Trump
In a bid to drum up excitement for its new mortgage offering, Opendoor will apparently offer below-market mortgage rates to home buyers. Per an X… Read More »Opendoor Says It Will Offer 4.99% Mortgage Rates to Its Home Buyer Customers
