In somewhat astonishing fashion, at least to me, mortgage rates have been falling all month. And by a fair amount. After a really ugly March,… Read More »Why Are Mortgage Rates Falling with the Strait of Hormuz Still Closed?

The brains over at Yahoo Finance set out to determine a five-year mortgage rate forecast using traditional research and Anthropic’s Claude. When combining 10-year treasury… Read More »Mortgage Rates Are Expected to Be Flat/Lower Over the Next Five Years: So Why the 30-Year Fixed?

Mortgage rates have had one of their best two-week spells in a long time. And they’ve done it during one of the most uncertain times… Read More »Big Weekend Ahead for Mortgage Rates

So far this year, mortgage rates are behaving as they typically do. They fell in the winter months and began rising in spring. Right on… Read More »Will Mortgage Rates Move Higher in May and June as They Do Historically?

Mortgage rates continue to move lower, extending the rally from last week due to a two-week “ceasefire” in the Middle East. However, there have already… Read More »Mortgage Rates Drop on Ceasefire, But Beware of the Bounce

Mortgage rates have been surprisingly resilient lately, despite all the inflation concerns related to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. At last glance, the… Read More »Mortgage Rates Enjoy Winning Streak, But Could Rebound Even Higher

What was once unimaginable has now become reality. Jerome Powell may have made mortgage rates go down. I know what many are thinking. This can’t… Read More »Mortgage Rates Get Relief Thanks to Jerome Powell!

It’s been hard for mortgage rates to buy a bucket lately. They’ve been creeping higher and higher all month with seemingly no letup in sight.… Read More »How Mortgage Rates Could Have a Winning Week

Mortgage rates have had a really bad month. After falling to the lowest levels in three and a half years in late February, they abruptly… Read More »Are Mortgage Rates Approaching a Top?