Rates
Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, May 19, 2022
Following the 10-year Treasury yield trend, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 5.25% from 5.30% the previous week. www.nar.realtor – Research
Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, April 14, 2022
Mortgage rates surged to 5% for the first time in over a decade (since February 2011). Elevated inflation continues to push up mortgage rates. www.nar.realtor – Research
Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, April 07, 2022
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 4.72% from 4.67% the previous week; mortgage rates have increased by 1.5 percentage points since the beginning of the year, hurting affordability. www.nar.realtor – Research
Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, March 31, 2022
Mortgage rates surged for the fourth straight week, rising to 4.67% from 3.76% in the first week of March 2022, significantly increasing borrowing costs for buyers. www.nar.realtor – Research
Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates: February 3, 2022
Mortgage rates remained unchanged from the previous week at 3.55%. Following the trend of the 10-year Treasury yield, rates took a pause from their recent rally. www.nar.realtor – Research
Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, January 27, 2022
Mortgage rates didn’t change much this week after moving upwards for the last 5 straight weeks. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 3.55% from 3.56% the previous week. www.nar.realtor – Research
Mortgage Rates Inch Up Following Fed Policy Changes
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.12% for the week ending Dec. 16, according to Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey®. Mortgage rate details: The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.12% with an average 0.6 point, up from last week when it averaged 3.10%. Last year, the 30-year FRM averaged 2.67%. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.34% […]
Mortgage Rates Start Lower, But Could See Some Volatility This Week
Mortgage rates have been fairly flat in the bigger picture, but each passing day continues to bring small scale movements. This is almost always the case, even if rate quotes don’t seem to be changing. One key reason for this is the difference between “note rate” and “effective rate.” The former is the rate that […]
Rates Move Swiftly Lower Due to New Covid Variant; Delinquencies Remain Elevated
Just when it looked like the current week would fizzle out on a negative note for rates, our least favorite market mover is back in the news. B.1.1.529 (designated now as “Omicron”), a new covid variant hit the market like a ton of bricks on Friday morning. 48 hours earlier, Google had never heard of […]
Delinquency Rates Drop Hundreds of Basis Points Year-Over-Year
The national delinquency rate has seen a massive improvement over the last year. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reports that, at the end of the third quarter of 2021, the rate was 4.88 percent of all outstanding loans. This is 59 basis points (bps) lower than the rate in the second quarter and a decline […]