Recent Articles
01
2024
Looking at the big picture mortgage rates have stayed about the same since Mid-September despite all the news since then, and there has been a lot of news. PCE inflation reading released Friday was in line with expectations and showed a continued trend lower overall. Inflation...
24
2024
If I told you mortgage rates rose after the Fed cut their rate .50%, you probably wouldn’t believe me. Yet, here we are. It has been a small move up, but its not what most expected and consumers are confused. The relationship between the Fed funds rate and the mortgage rate...
18
2024
I postponed doing this week’s update a day so we could recap the Fed meeting that just ended. This one was significant because it marks the first rate cut since March 2020. It also was a true live meeting with the market torn between a 50 or 25bps cut. The Fed opted...
10
2024
The August employment data confirmed concerns that the job market is in decline. This helped mortgage rates inch lower last week. Starting with JOLTS (Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey) that showed a continued decline in job openings, dropping another 6% in August. ADP Payrolls...
03
2024
Mortgage rates continuing to trend sideways unable to make a move lower, this week could change that. This week is all about the jobs data -The first week of every month we get the job numbers culminating in the Friday release of the BLS unemployment rate and job...