Mortgage Rates Edge Slightly Higher, But Tomorrow is Anyone's Guess

Mortgage rates didn't move much today, which is pretty crazy considering the volatility present in financial markets in the afternoon.  That's when the long awaited tariff announcement speech took place.  There was always a decent chance of a whipsaw in response and a whipsaw is what we go

Why is it called Brazos Valley?

The Brazos Valley gets its name from the Brazos River, which runs through the region. The term "valley" is somewhat misleading because much of the area is actually rolling plains rather than a deep valley. However, it generally refers to the geographic region in Central and East Texas that follows t

Lowest Mortgage Rates in Nearly a Month

While interest rates continue operating in a range that is generally flat and narrow over the past 5 weeks, it's also true that today's rates are on the lower edge of that range. Because there's not much of a gap between the highs and the lows, it didn't take a major move to facilitate today's littl

Mortgage Rates Inch Lower, But Remain Broadly Sideways

"Sideways" has been the dominant theme for mortgage rates for well over a month now. The average top tier 30yr fixed rate fell below 6.82% on February 25th, and moved down to 6.70% the following week.  We haven't been outside of that range since then. Today was just another day in that regard,