Market Perspective

Overview: Over the past week, mortgage rates reacted favorably to news regarding tax reform and the expected choice for the next Fed...

Overview: The two-month trend toward higher global bond yields continued over the past week, mostly due to the anticipated monetary...

Overview: During a relatively quiet week, investors focused on major reports on inflation, retail sales, and housing starts. The data was...

Overview: Despite potential distortions from the hurricanes, investors focused on stronger-than-expected economic data over the past...

All businesses experience slow periods, often due to seasonality. For those of us in the housing industry, sales are usually booming in...

Overview: With little news from geopolitical events or global central bankers, the main influence on mortgage rates over the past week...

Overview: Over the past week, the main influences on mortgage rates were an escalation in tensions with North Korea and additional...

Wednesday’s Fed meeting was viewed as more hawkish than expected, which was negative for mortgage rates. Recent economic data had little...

Overview: Over the past week, North Korea and Hurricane Irma were the main influences on mortgage rates. At Thursday's meeting, the...

Overview: Over the past week, yet another increase in tensions with North Korea was positive for mortgage rates. Recent economic data had...

Overview: Mortgage rates continued their modest yet steady improvement over the past week. The primary cause was a geopolitical event...

Sources: [1] Ellie Mae® Millennial Tracker, April-July 2017. [2] CoreLogic, a data and analytics company, Loan Performance Insights,...

Overview: The primary driver of mortgage rates over the past week was shifting sentiment about the Trump administration’s ability to pass...