Mortgage Rates Unchanged Versus Tuesday's Levels

The bond market was closed on Wednesday for the Juneteenth holiday.  As such, mortgage lenders were either closed or unable to update mortgage rates based on market movement.  Today's rates are perfectly in line with Tuesday morning's, on average, even though the bond market is slight

Mortgage Rates Move Slightly Lower After Retail Sales Report

Mortgage rates began the week with a modest move back up and over the 7% threshold, but managed to erase some of those losses today.  The improvement followed this morning's Retail Sales data which came out weaker than expected. Mortgage rates are based on trading levels in the bond market.&nbs

Mortgage Rates Back Above 7% to Start New Week

Mortgage rates moved modestly higher to start the new week.  With the average top tier 30yr fixed rate just under 7% on Friday, this meant a move to just over 7% today.   As always, keep in mind that a mortgage rate index is best used to capture the day to day  movement in rates

Mortgage Rates Remain Close to Recent Lows Despite Modest Bump

Today saw the average conventional 30yr fixed rate rise ever so slightly for top tier scenarios.  Most lenders are still quoting those scenarios just under 7%.  Depending on the specific details of any given scenario, rates range from the mid 6's all the way up to the mid 7's.  Unlike