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03
2024
Weekly Mortgage Rates December 3, 2024 Rates improved overall last week leading some to call the top on this most recent run up in rates. But before we get too excited, the jobs data takes center stage this week. It could pivot rates in either direction. The bond market is...
19
2024
Last week’s inflation reports show it will not go gentle into that good night. Inflation, Inflation, Inflation Sort of like Marsha, Marsha, Marsha, we are tired of discussing it. (I hope younger readers get this reference). Of course, we are in the business of selling real...
12
2024
Which came first the chicken or the egg? Did mortgage rates rise because the economy is improving or because of the election? The economy was improving before the election Economic data is what drives rates, and the presidency affects rates to the extent...
05
2024
Weekly Mortgage Rates November 5, 2024 We have a lot of new economic data to sift through, but the election is still the focus and main driver of rates for now. A mixed picture of the economy-Stubborn but improving inflation, decent economic growth, and softer...
29
2024
Weekly Mortgage Rates October 29, 2024 There were no major economic events last week, but rates continued to move higher. Its not oil prices, the Fed, inflation, or jobs. It’s the election. The election is days away The election matters to bonds as they try to...