by Jacob Lilley | May 10, 2019 | Blog, Mortgage Rates
10yr Treasury yields are widely thought to dictate mortgage rate movement. This week’s trade war headlines caused plenty of volatility and a general decline in Treasury yields, but mortgage rates had a hard time keeping up. Before we get to the finer points of... by Jacob Lilley | May 3, 2019 | Blog, Home Buying, Home Selling
It was an action-packed week for financial markets. Earnings were in full swing. There was a ton of economic data to digest. And of course, there was the Fed announcement and press conference to cause volatility from Wednesday afternoon on. But one of the most... by Jacob Lilley | Apr 26, 2019 | Blog, Mortgage Rates
To understand what’s at stake in the week ahead, we need to understand where we are and where we’ve been. With that in mind, here’s a quick recap of the past year or so in global macroeconomics. Rates were near long-term highs in the first part of... by Jacob Lilley | Apr 12, 2019 | Blog, Mortgage Rates
It’s never fun when this weekly newsletter has back to back headlines concerning rates moving higher, but facts are facts. The average lender is back in line with the highest levels since March 20th. What went wrong and are there any silver linings? At the... by Jacob Lilley | Apr 5, 2019 | Blog, Mortgage Rates
While interest rates are always a topic of conversation in the housing and mortgage markets, everyone was talking about them last week. That tends to happen when the average 30yr fixed rate threatens to break into the high 3% range after a long absence. But just as...
