Mortgage rates ended last week at their lowest levels since September 22nd, once again benefiting from trouble in the tech sector. But the more interesting development was their ability to hold those lows despite a jobs report that normally…
Tech, Not the Fed, Pushed Rates to Lowest Level Since September Mortgage rates ended last week at their lowest levels since September 23rd, extending an improvement that had started to look a bit indecisive. Renewed trouble in the tech…
Mortgage rates made it to their lowest levels in a month this past week, once again getting a helping hand from trouble in the tech sector. The overall improvement was smaller than last week’s, but Thursday offered another impressive…
Coastal Georgia Real Estate in 2026: Why the Golden Isles Continue to Attract Buyers If there is one region in Georgia that continues to capture attention from homebuyers, retirees, investors, and remote workers alike, it is the Coastal Georgia market…
Highest Rates in Over a Year (And a Small Recovery) While the milestones may be significant, the underlying reasons for them remain simple. Let’s start with the milestones, even though they’re not the fun kind. On Thursday, average 30yr fixed mortgage…
For 3 months, they were almost inseparable. Then in June, they went their separate ways. Now oil and rates are back together in July, for the most part. Specifically, movement in oil prices was highly correlated with movement in rates…
Since March 1st, the Iran war has been the primary reason for movement and volatility in the bond/rate market. Pre-war motivations were woefully muted. That changed a bit with the jobs report two weeks ago and it changed again…
Ask any parent. A lot can change in 9 months. Same story for mortgage rates. During that time, the average 30yr fixed rate dropped 0.65% only to move back up just as much as of the end of the week…
Wednesday ended up being the most interesting day of the week for rate movement thanks to headlines suggesting The U.S. and Iran were close to signing a one page memo to end the war. The new week is starting out…
Mortgage Rates Jumped Last Week. The Trend Continues Today Last week’s newsletter noted an exceptional lack of volatility, but the week ended up shifting gears in a noticeable way. Monday was actually an extension of last week’s ultra-narrow range…
