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Last Week in Review: Three Things to Follow This Summer Home loan rates continue to hover at historic lows, presenting an incredible opportunity for existing and future homeowners. Will rates move another leg lower or is this the bottom? Stocks had a rough week. What’s next for them?   There are 3 things to track […]

Last Week in Review: Fear Versus Hope Driving the Markets Again This past week, Freddie Mac reported mortgage rates hit the lowest in U.S. history — 3.13%. The improvement in rates is a direct result of jobs returning, lowering the risk of mortgage default, coupled with increased competition forcing the industry to “sharpen” pricing. What happens […]

Last Week in Review: Fed says Zero – Rates Improve About every six weeks the Federal Reserve meets and decides whether to make potential changes to the Fed Funds Rate, an overnight lending rate. They also release their Monetary Policy Statement which includes the reasoning for their action or inaction. This past week, it was Fed […]

Last Week in Review: Four Reasons Why Rates are on the Rise This Week This past week, home loan rates ticked a bit higher from their best levels in U.S. history. More importantly, this increase in rates may be the start of a trend in higher rates. Here’s four reasons why rates rose and why they […]

Last Week in Review: All-Time Low Home Loan Rates This past week, Freddie Mac reported the 30-year home loan rate hit an average all-time low of 3.15%. As the unofficial start of summer has begun and states continue to reopen, this is welcome news, but there is even more to the story. Refinance activity remains elevated […]

Last Week in Review: How Low Can Rates Go? Home loan rates touched all-time lows this past week, fueling refinance activity and creating a sense of urgency for homebuyers to lock in purchase loans. The question many people are asking is, "how low can rates go?" The short answer -- no one knows. A lot […]

Last Week in Review: The Lowest Rates EVER Bonds love bad news, uncertainty, and fear, which is causing rates to move lower. This past week, the escalation of the coronavirus fears caused enough anxiety to push rates down to the lowest levels in U.S. history. Here's what we know: Mortgage Bonds, which determine loan pricing, ticked […]

Last Week in Review: A Great 2020 Housing Story Here’s some good news… the continued strength of the labor market, along with historically low mortgage rates, will keep positive housing momentum alive in 2020. The Unemployment Rate is currently at a 50-year low of 3.6% with expectations for the index to push even lower to […]

Last Week in Review: What the Market Is Saying Solid economic numbers continue to be reported. We are seeing a historically strong labor market, rising wages, high consumer and business confidence, and an overall boost in housing. Bonds hate good news and there is simply too much good news to go around at the moment.Home […]

Last Week in Review: Recovering From the Coronavirus This past week was a bit rough for the Bond market as home loan rates steadily ticked higher and off the best levels in three years. The coronavirus has been a tailwind to the Bond market and home loan rates for the past few weeks, but this week […]