As is most often the case, the Friday after Thanksgiving added nothing interesting to mortgage rate momentum.  The average ...

Wednesday was far less eventful than the first two days of the week as far as mortgage rates were concerned. The average ...

Remember to bring up politics at Thanksgiving to save some money on Christmas presents.” “What do tornadoes and Tennessee ...

Both the FHFA and the S&P/Cotality Case-Shiller home-price indices released new data this week. The message remains ...

When did our business start with the catchy slogans? Stay alive in ’25? Stay in the mix in ’26. It’ll be heaven in ’27. How ...

Open But Not Really Open This is just a reminder that the Friday after Thanksgiving is the most useless and inconsequential ...

Mortgage rates moved nicely lower on Tuesday with the average lender very close to the 2025 lows seen in late October. These levels are effectively right in line with the lowest since late 2022. If ...

The new phone books are here, the new phone books are here! Oh, wait a minute. The new conventional conforming loan limits are here! The new conventional conforming loan limits are here! True, lenders ...

Best Closing Levels in Nearly a Month Bonds improved only moderately on Tuesday in a move that's just as easily chalked up to ...

Thanksgiving weeks can be weird for mortgage rates. This has to do with the fact that rates are dictated by the bond market and the bond market depends on real live people who can actually be out of ...

Holiday Week Volatility With Zero Consequence Although there was a brief negative reaction to this morning's economic data, ...