It’s been a very bad month for mortgage rates, yet they remain below year-ago levels. And by some margin too. Had this been last year,… Read More »If Bond Yields Are at 52-Week Highs, Why Aren’t Mortgage Rates?
Just days after mortgage rates hit fresh 52-week highs, bond yields also reached their highest point in over a year. The 10-year bond yield, which… Read More »Mortgage Rates Under Pressure as Bond Yields Hit 52-Week Highs
Welp, I’ve been warning folks for a while now and here we are. New 2026 highs for the 30-year fixed. Sooner or later, the protracted… Read More »Mortgage Rates Hit New 2026 Highs
New Fed chair Kevin Warsh narrowly got confirmed via a 54-45 vote Wednesday, leading to what many hope will be lower mortgage rates, somehow, someway.… Read More »No, Kevin Warsh Isn’t Coming to Save Mortgage Rates
They say most home sellers are also home buyers. In other words, they aren’t just selling their property and disappearing into thin air. Nor are… Read More »Most Home Sellers Are Also Home Buyers: Why That’s a Problem Today
With fixed mortgage rates still quite high compared to recent years, and ARMs finally providing a decent discount, you might be starting to look beyond… Read More »An Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Strategy to Offset Risk
Welp, the month of May is fully in swing and mortgage rates are doing what they normally do; go up! Despite spring being peak home… Read More »Mortgage Rates Doing What They Do Best in May: Rise
You would think with oil remaining around $100 per barrel and yet another jobs report beat that we’d have higher mortgage rates. Instead, they’re continuing… Read More »Two Reasons Mortgage Rates Aren’t Rising Despite Hot Jobs and Expensive Oil
It appears the mortgage rate rally of the past couple days is running on fumes. I was skeptical of it to begin with, given it… Read More »Mortgage Rate Rally Already Running Out of Steam?
There was yet another twist in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East today. Renewed hope of a deal after President Trump said, “Great Progress… Read More »Mortgage Rates Are Lower Today, But Should They Be?
