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Last Week in Review: Home Loan Rates Decline Again The coronavirus outbreak in China continued to grip the financial markets this week. The total affected and number of deaths rose sharply throughout the week suggesting the virus is not yet contained. Stocks hate uncertainty and Bonds love uncertainty. As a result, Bonds traded higher to their […]

Last Week in Review: The Good News Flow Continues This past week, we watched home loan rates tick modestly higher and retreat from three-year lows. Why? There are three main reasons: U.S and Iran. On Wednesday, the de-escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran brought an immediate sense of calm to the financial markets. As a […]

Last Week in Review: Goldilocks 2.0 As we enter the final weeks of 2019, the housing and home lending sectors have enjoyed a good year thanks to a “Goldilocks” scenario of a tight labor market, rising wages, consumer confidence, and three-year low interest rates. Many are asking “What should we expect for housing, and thus lending, […]

Last Week in Review: Changes That Could Affect Rates There are rumors that our Fed is considering an idea to abandon its present 2% target rate for inflation in favor of a floating target where inflation would be allowed to rise above 2% for some time before considering hiking rates. This comes with two consequences that mortgage lenders, […]

Last Week in Review: A Great Housing Backdrop Many are wondering what lies ahead for housing as we enter 2020. There are many reasons why the U.S. housing sector should do well for the foreseeable future, but here's three main reasons for the bright outlook: Housing Starts are improving. This is especially true for single-family homes, which […]

Last Week in Review: The Remedy for Higher Rates This past week home loan rates were essentially unchanged from the previous week, breaking a trend of higher rates since the beginning of October. Bonds hate good news and there is still plenty to go around: U.S./China trade dispute progress Brexit progress Corporate earnings remain positive, as […]

Last Week in Review: Optimism Hurts Rates This past week home loan rates ticked up, yet remain just above 3-year lows. Here are 3 reasons why: Solid corporate earnings and future positive guidance from many public companies were a pleasant surprise for many who were bracing for a far more disappointing outlook. As a result, Stocks […]

Last Week in Review: Three Things the Fed Said This past week the Federal Reserve cut the Fed Funds Rate for the second time this year, lowering the rate to 2.00%. Remember that the Fed Funds Rate is a short-term, overnight rate that has little effect on home loan rates. Home loan rates respond to the […]

Last Week in Review: Stocks and Mortgage Rates Rise This past week home loan rates ticked up sharply from the previous week leaving many wondering -- have rates bottomed? For would-be homebuyers, real estate agents, and folks working in the housing industry, here are three things affecting home loan rates today and stories to follow in […]

Last Week in Review: Too Much of a Good Thing for Rates Bonds and home loan rates hate good news. So, the influx of positive news abroad coupled with strong jobs data here in the U.S. pressured Mortgage Bonds lower and home loan rates higher.  The main event, which helped Stocks and hurt home loan rates, […]