Single-Family Housing Starts Drop, Retail Sales Pick Up
Overview: Over the past week, strength in the stock market was mildly negative for mortgage rates. But the reaction to the economic data...
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Apr 11, 20182 min read
Job Gains Stumble, Inflation Rises
Overview: Despite the release of some important economic data, it was another quiet week for mortgage markets. There was little reaction...
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Apr 4, 20182 min read
Manufacturing and Inflation Data Signal Economic Improvement
Overview: While the stock market was extremely volatile over the past week, mortgage markets were quiet. The reaction to the economic...
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Mar 28, 20182 min read
Stocks Fall, Mortgage Rates Dip, GDP Forecasts Revised Downward
Overview: As the stock market continued to decline over the past week, investors shifted assets to bonds, including mortgage-backed...
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Mar 21, 20182 min read
Fed Hikes Rates, Officials Predict Rates Will Continue to Rise
Overview: Over the past week, investors were mostly focused on today’s Federal Reserve meeting. In anticipation of its outcome, mortgage...
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Mar 21, 20182 min read
Fed Hikes Rates, Officials Predict Rates Will Continue to Rise
Overview: Over the past week, investors were mostly focused on today’s Federal Reserve meeting. In anticipation of its outcome, mortgage...
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Mar 14, 20182 min read
Jobs Up, Wages Down, Inflation on Target
Overview: Over the past week, good news on inflation more than offset strong job gains in the view of bond investors. As a result,...
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Mar 7, 20182 min read
Trump Announces Tariffs
Overview: The primary influence on mortgage rates over the past week was a policy change from the Trump administration concerning...
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Feb 28, 20182 min read
Hawkish New Fed Chair Predicts Rising Inflation
Overview: Surprisingly hawkish comments from new Fed Chair Jerome Powell caused mortgage rates to rise on Tuesday. However, mortgage...
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Feb 21, 20182 min read
Quiet Week
Overview: The past week was relatively quiet for mortgage rates, with few market-moving events. It was a light week for economic data,...
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Feb 14, 20182 min read
Inflation Exceeds Expectations
Overview: Good news for mortgage rates was scarce over the past week. Stronger than expected inflation data, hawkish comments from...
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Feb 7, 20182 min read
Dramatic Stock Market Movement Barely Moves Rates
Overview: Over the past week, mortgage rates were driven by two primary factors: a massive decline in the stock market, which was...
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Jan 31, 20182 min read
Central Bank Meetings
Overview: While the stock market experienced little change over the past week, mortgage rates continued to increase, reaching the highest...
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Jan 24, 20182 min read
Inventory at Record Low; Brief Shutdown Has Minor Impact on Rates
Overview: Data released over the past week revealed that housing inventory is at its lowest level since 1999. In a familiar refrain, a...
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Jan 17, 20182 min read
Offsetting Influences Cause Little Change in Mortgage Rates
Overview: There were two primary influences on mortgage rates over the past week, which were offsetting. Stronger than expected economic...
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Jan 10, 20182 min read
Reduced Demand for Bonds Means Higher Rates
Overview: Despite weaker than expected labor market data, it was a tough week for mortgage rates. Investors have favored stocks over...
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Jan 3, 20181 min read
Manufacturing index reaches highest level since 2004
Overview: There was little movement in mortgage rates over the past week. The major economic data generally was stronger than expected,...
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Dec 20, 20172 min read
Housing Market Grows Stronger, Rates Move Higher
Overview: Over the past week, the major influences for mortgage rates were negative. The significant economic data was stronger than...
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Dec 13, 20172 min read
Fed Raises Fed Funds Rate
Overview: While there was a wide range of economic and political news over the past week, none of it caused much reaction in the overall...
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Dec 6, 20172 min read
News From Washington Offsetting for Rates
Overview: The primary influences on mortgage rates over the past week were political events. Progress on the tax bill and a plea deal by...
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