·         Mortgage Rates1 – It has been a good week for rates!  We started off with the November Consumer Price Index (CPI) report that showed year-over-year inflation declining from 3.2% to 3.1%. ...

·         Mortgage Rates1 – This past week was “jobs” week, where we receive several economic reports measuring employment and job openings.  We started with the JOLTS report, showing job openings...

·         Mortgage Rates1 – We had a few economic reports this week, as well as the Case Schiller Home Price Index.  Starting with home prices, we saw an increase of 0.7% in September, and are now...

·         Mortgage Rates1 – We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and were able to spend quality time with family and friends!  The week has been light on economic news, with just the...

Mortgage Rates1 – What a week!  It started off on Tuesday with a better thank expected October Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showing overall inflation was flat for the month, which was one tenth...

·         Mortgage Rates1 – It’s been a fairly quiet week with regards to economic data following last week’s Fed meeting and BLS Jobs Report.  The favorable response to the data held up through the...

·       Mortgage Rates1 – At last some good news - It was a fantastic week for rates and our benchmark rate had dipped to 7.500% (7.564% APR).  The biggest news was that the Fed met this week and...

·         Mortgage Rates1 – You never know what is going to be the market driver for the week.  Lately, a lot of the focus has been on economic reports and the anticipation surrounding whether they...

Mortgage Rates1 – The market mover this week was the Retail Sales report for September, which rose by 0.7% (beating estimates of 0.3%), pushing rates higher yet again and putting our benchmark rate...