4+ hour, 30+ min ago  (200+ words) It was an uneventful day for the bond market and, thus, mortgage rates. Unlike the average trading day of late, there were no conspicuous war-related headlines making for shocks to oil prices. Since the start of the war, interest rates…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (330+ words) Following last week's relatively strong move to the lowest levels since May 14th, mortgage rates bounced slightly higher to start the news week. The move followed a clear shift in the Iran war news cycle with morning headlines citing Iranian officials…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (381+ words) FHFA reported that U. S. house prices rose 1. 7% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026, matching the prior quarter's annual pace. On a quarterly basis, prices increased 0. 5% from Q4 2025, while the agency's seasonally adjusted monthly index posted a modest 0. 1% gain in March from February....

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (373+ words) While there are still a few hours left in the trading day, it's a near certainty that this week will end with mortgage rates at meaningfully lower levels compared to last Friday. Today is only adding modestly to that trend,…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (194+ words) We were close yesterday and we officially arrived today. Mortgage rates may still be elevated compared to almost all of the past 10 months, but they're the lowest they've been since May 14th. This was accomplished with a modest drop versus yesterday's…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (403+ words) If oil, Treasuries, stocks, and the rest of the market were completely closed, and if we could only estimate the probable impact of the news that's been available over the past 3 days, it would be hard to make that case…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (332+ words) Although mortgage rates are still relatively close to their highest levels in 9 months, they continue moving lower after hitting those highs as the beginning of last week. Today's improvement follows news over the weekend that the U. S. and Iran are even…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (287+ words) Mortgage lenders rely on the bond market to generate mortgage rates. In addition to being fully closed on Monday for Memorial Day, bonds also close 3 hours earlier than normal on the preceding Friday (i. e. today). The abbreviated trading session was fairly…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (379+ words) Bonds remain surprisingly willing to react to the most seemingly insignificant war-related headlines. Today it was the much-debated geographical location of Pakistan's lead negotiator, Asim Munir, that set the tone. Bonds rallied on early accounts that he was en route…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (223+ words) Bonds spent most of the overnight session moving sideways to slightly stronger, but everything changed at 6: 20am. That's when news broke regarding a statement from Iran's Khamenei saying that Uranium should not leave the country. Given that this is a sticking…...