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The National Association of Realtors' Existing Home Sales report is the broadest measure of housing market activity. It just hit a 14-year record for the 3rd month in a row. It's not just existing homes. The new home market is crushing it as well. This week's data...
Rarely does the month of November offer so much activity for the housing and mortgage markets, but it always offers an updated conforming loan limit. This refers to the maximum loan amount for mortgages that "conform" to the guidelines of housing agencies Fannie Mae...
Heading into the presidential election, there were significant risks for mortgage rates and a wide range of potential outcomes. We knew there would be volatility either way, and we were right! Volatility goes both ways. Heading into the election, the bond market (the...
The 2016 election won't soon be forgotten in the mortgage or bond markets. Many of the predictions were dead wrong when it came to how interest rates would react to a Trump victory, and the reason ended up being very simple in hindsight. Are there any parallels that...
Another week, another glut of news articles claiming mortgage rates are at all-time lows. While no one is intentionally trying to deceive you, the news is deceptive nonetheless. Why? Freddie Mac's weekly mortgage rate survey is at the heart of the issue. The survey...
Have you heard the one about "all-time low" mortgage rates? It's been in the news quite a bit over the past two weeks, but it's massively misleading. Rates are definitely not at all-time lows, although they're close in some cases. What's really going on here? Who...
The bond market, which drives interest rates, is in the habit of reacting to big developments that impact the economy and inflation. At present, bonds are forced to wait for several such developments, but only one of them might come into focus this month. The...
After weeks of incredibly subdued volatility, the bond market (which dictates rates) is starting to show some signs of life, but not for the same old reasons. Inflation? Inflation is one of the oldest and most significant reasons to freak out about interest rates. It...
The pandemic has proven to be a powerful source of motivation for the housing market. After grinding to a halt in March and April like the rest of the economy, home sales and prices have bounced back with a vengeance. Several monthly housing-related reports were...
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