Purchase Mortgage Activity Drops, Rates on the Rise
Having inched up a percent at the end of last month, purchase mortgage application volume in the U.S. dropped 5 percent in the absolute over the past week and 4…
Expected Value of Rate Cuts Drops
As we first outlined early last month, based on an analysis of the futures market for interest rate products, the expected value of the Fed’s rate cuts was suggesting there…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Drops, Rate Cut Expectations Slip
The average rate for a benchmark 30 year mortgage dropped 14 basis points (0.14 percentage points) over the past week to 6.74 percent, which is still 14 basis points higher…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Nears 7 Percent
Following a key trend that shouldn’t catch any plugged-in readers by surprise, the average rate for a benchmark 30 year mortgage ticked up another 13 basis points (0.13 percentage points)…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Ticks Up to 6.77 Percent
As we outlined last week, prior to a market shock that appears to have caught some by surprise, the expected value of the Fed’s interest rate cuts this year was…
Expected Value of Rate Cuts Tumbles, Mid-Six Rates Normalized
In a move that shouldn’t catch any plugged-in readers by surprise, the probability of a rate cut this quarter, based on movements in the futures market, has dropped to under…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate “Stabilizing” Above 6 Percent
With the probability of a rate cut this quarter having dropped, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has inched back up to 6.69 percent. At the same time,…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Expected to Hold
Having jumped 18 basis points (0.18 percentage points) last week to 7.49 percent, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has since ticked up another 8 basis points to…
Average 30-Year Mortgage Rate Inches Down to 7.12 Percent
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has inched down 11 basis points (0.11 percentage points) over the past two weeks, from a 22-year high of 7.23 percent to…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Drops, Hike Priced In
Having jumped 15 basis points (0.15 percentage point) to within 12 basis points of its 21-year high last week, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage dropped 18 basis…