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Another week of high market volatility ahead

Published Date 9/26/2022 Last Friday, after heavy selling the previous day MBS prices ended unchanged. This morning in early trade the 10 yr. note increased 10 bps to a new high at 3.79%: by 9 am

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Three things that can impact rates this week

Published Date 9/26/2022 TODAY’S MORTGAGE RATE SUMMARY HOW RATES MOVE: Conventional and Government (FHA and VA) lenders set their rates based on the pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) which are traded in real time, all

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Mortgage Market News for the week ended September 23, 2022

Published 9/23/2022 Higher Rates Central banks around the world maintained their aggressive stance on tightening monetary policy to fight inflation this week. As a result, mortgage rates rose to the highest levels in over a

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Market volatility remains high as Central banks around the world battle inflation

Published Date 9/23/2022 The 10 yr. note increased 18 bps, MBS prices down 100 bps. After the Fed increase on Wednesday central banks around the world also increased rates, one of the most prolific and wide

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Initial Weekly Jobless Claims continue to beat expectations

Published Date 9/22/2022 TODAY’S MORTGAGE RATE SUMMARY HOW RATES MOVE: Conventional and Government (FHA and VA) lenders set their rates based on the pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) which are traded in real time, all

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Does DIY remodeling demolition sound fun? Think again

Published Date 9/21/2022 If you watch any amount of home renovation television, such as HGTV’s Fixer Upper, you’ll see people (homeowners as well as the show’s host) sporting safety goggles and sledge hammers, beginning their remodels

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Markets under pressure ahead of FOMC

Published Date 9/20/2022 TODAY’S MORTGAGE RATE SUMMARY HOW RATES MOVE: Conventional and Government (FHA and VA) lenders set their rates based on the pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) which are traded in real time, all

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Three things that could impact rates this week

Published Date 9/19/2022 TODAY’S MORTGAGE RATE SUMMARY HOW RATES MOVE: Conventional and Government (FHA and VA) lenders set their rates based on the pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) which are traded in real time, all

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The market will be focused on FOMC this week

Published Date 9/19/2022 The 10 yr. broke above its technical resistance at 3.47%, at 8 am ET 3.50%; MBA prices at 8 am -37 bps from Friday. US stock indexes under pressure, at 8 am DJIA

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Mortgage Market News for the week ended September 16, 2022

Published 9/16/22 Upside Surprise in Inflation The driving force behind the movement in mortgage rates in recent months is clear, and the latest news was not favorable. In the highly anticipated CPI report, inflation was

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Volatility settles as markets prepare for FOMC next week

Published Date 9/16/2022 Last night though the 10 briefly exceeded the resistance level at 3.47% increasing to 3.48% then slipped back to unchanged from yesterday at 3.45% at 8:30 am ET this morning. No end in

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Mortgage Market News for the week ended September 09, 2022

Published 9/9/2022 ECB Raises Rates During a light week for economic data, investors were focused on U.S. and European central bankers. There were no surprises from the European Central Bank (ECB) or U.S. Fed Chair

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