Mortgage Rates Sideways to Slightly Lower

Markets Expected More Dovishness From Powell AM data was a mixed bag that left bonds slightly weaker on the day, but not in an alarming way. GDP was mixed, coming in much stronger at the headline, but with lower domestic demand numbers. PCE prices were revised 0.2 higher for the quarter, meaning tha

Mortgage Rates Moving Down Again

After three straight days at exactly the same level, average 30yr fixed rates began to move lower again on Tuesday. It should immediately be clarified that the word "began" implies a certain likelihood of continuation whereas no such likelihoods can be guaranteed when it comes to the bond/rate marke

Mortgage Rates Hold Perfectly Flat to Start New Week

A "No Reaction" Sort of Day Granted, there were no big ticket economic reports on tap for Monday, but there were several events that had at least some small chance to inspire some momentum. These included the 2 and 5 year Treasury auctions (both earlier in the week than normal due to month-end falli

Mortgage Rates End Week Unchanged. Next Week, Probably Not...

It's no great secret that the outgoing week didn't offer much in terms of hotly anticipated events with the power to make or break momentum in the rate market.  But as it happened, there was ultimately no impact whatsoever by the time Friday afternoon rolled around.  Actually, rates were already 'un