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Oct
10
2025
10
2025
Mortgage Rates Tick Up Slightly as Bonds Weaken and MBS Underperform
A Quiet Day With a Small Move Today was another calm but slightly weaker day for the mortgage market. With the government shutdown still holding up key reports like jobless claims, there wasn’t much fresh data to guide investors. That left the bond market trading mostly on...
A Quiet Day With a Small Move Today was another calm but slightly weaker day for the mortgage market. With the government shutdown still holding up key reports like jobless claims, there wasn’t much fresh data to guide investors. That left the bond market trading mostly on...
Oct
01
2025
01
2025
Mortgage Rates Holds Steady After Weak Jobs Report
What Happened in the Job Market This week’s key economic data came from ADP, a private payroll company, since the government’s official jobs report has been delayed by the shutdown. Their update showed the U.S. lost about 32,000 jobs in September, even though analysts had...
What Happened in the Job Market This week’s key economic data came from ADP, a private payroll company, since the government’s official jobs report has been delayed by the shutdown. Their update showed the U.S. lost about 32,000 jobs in September, even though analysts had...
Sep
26
2025
26
2025
3 Reasons Home Affordability Is Improving This Fall
For much of the past two years, buyers faced the double challenge of high mortgage rates and rising home prices. But this fall, the market is shifting in ways that make homeownership more affordable than it has been in months. Here are three reasons why: 1. Average 30-Year Fixed Rates Have...
For much of the past two years, buyers faced the double challenge of high mortgage rates and rising home prices. But this fall, the market is shifting in ways that make homeownership more affordable than it has been in months. Here are three reasons why: 1. Average 30-Year Fixed Rates Have...
Sep
19
2025
19
2025
Mortgage Rates Hit Yearly Lows—Then Jump After the Fed Cut. Here’s What Happened (and Why Applications Just Surged)
This Week at a Glance Early week: The average 30-year fixed drifted to new 11–12 month lows, tracking a steady four-month slide in bond yields. Wednesday (Fed Day): The Fed cut the policy rate by 0.25%, but the average 30-year fixed moved higher afterward. The reason...
This Week at a Glance Early week: The average 30-year fixed drifted to new 11–12 month lows, tracking a steady four-month slide in bond yields. Wednesday (Fed Day): The Fed cut the policy rate by 0.25%, but the average 30-year fixed moved higher afterward. The reason...
Sep
12
2025
12
2025
Mortgage Rates Near 11 Month Lows—What’s Next With the Fed?
Quick Take The average 30-year fixed dipped to new ~11-month lows after the early-September jobs report, then held in a tight range this week. Producer Price Index (PPI) came in cooler than expected; CPI was roughly on-target with a softer “supercore.” Together,...
Quick Take The average 30-year fixed dipped to new ~11-month lows after the early-September jobs report, then held in a tight range this week. Producer Price Index (PPI) came in cooler than expected; CPI was roughly on-target with a softer “supercore.” Together,...