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Last Week in Review: Three Things the Fed Said This past week the Federal Reserve cut the Fed Funds Rate for the second time this year, lowering the rate to 2.00%. Remember that the Fed Funds Rate is a short-term, overnight rate that has little effect on home loan rates. Home loan rates respond to the […]

Last Week in Review: Stocks and Mortgage Rates Rise This past week home loan rates ticked up sharply from the previous week leaving many wondering -- have rates bottomed? For would-be homebuyers, real estate agents, and folks working in the housing industry, here are three things affecting home loan rates today and stories to follow in […]

Last Week in Review: Too Much of a Good Thing for Rates Bonds and home loan rates hate good news. So, the influx of positive news abroad coupled with strong jobs data here in the U.S. pressured Mortgage Bonds lower and home loan rates higher.  The main event, which helped Stocks and hurt home loan rates, […]

Last Week in Review: Fed vs. Recession Home loan rates finished this past week essentially where they began, near 3-year lows.  With all the chatter of a global recession and elevated fears that the U.S. will slip into a recession thanks to the recent inverted yield curve, why haven't rates improved further? Is the Bond […]

Last Week in Review: Yield Curve Inversion Discussion This past week we watched Bond yields/interest rates decline around the globe on rising fears of a global recession. It’s worth noting that home loan rates did not partake in the declining interest rate party this week as the Treasury market, not the Mortgage Backed Security market, received […]

Last Week in Review: Thinking Like an Investor This past week we watched home loan rates touch three-year lows as investors around the globe continue to seek the safe haven of the U.S. dollar. Why are global investors moving money into the U.S. dollar and safe instruments like U.S. Bonds? Due to the lingering uncertainty […]

Last Week in Review: First Fed Rate Cut in 10 years This past week the Federal Reserve (Fed) cut the Fed Funds Rate by .25% to 2.25%, the first rate cut in 10 years. Many consumers are wondering why home loan rates haven’t declined by .25% in tandem with the Fed action. Let’s break down how […]

Last Week in Review: Indecision Ahead of Huge News Week The U.S. Bond market traded in a tight sideways range, leaving home loan rates essentially at unchanged levels week over week. However, the technical picture reveals Bond market indecision as prices trade near the best levels of the year. Why the indecision? The financial markets are […]

Last Week in Review: Summer Sideways Trend Continues This past week had little economic data for the financial markets to react to. As a result, home loan rates have inched higher though they remain near multi-year lows. It's pretty easy to see the sideways trend in mortgage Bonds and the reason why home loans have […]

Last Week in Review: Goldilocks Scenario for Housing Continues… The housing market is enjoying a great 2019 and the good times are poised to continue. We are seeing home price gains slow to a healthier level and at an equilibrium with wage growth. Consumer and business confidence remain at multi-decade highs, unemployment rates are at 51-year […]