Last week ended on a promising note with Friday's rates falling just barely below the previous Friday's levels. This was a ...

Dang. I don’t know why I put my entire retirement plan into SpaceX stock… it has lost $1 trillion in book value since its ...

You've seen the "good vibes only" t-shirt perhaps? Bond traders left theirs at home this morning. That's unfortunate as there isn't much beyond vibes to set the tone this week. Over the weekend, bad ...

New Week. Same Old Story While we certainly CAN put short term market movement under a microscope and entertain various ...

Builder sentiment weakened further in July as affordability challenges and ongoing economic uncertainty continued to weigh on ...

Residential construction rebounded in June as housing starts and completions recovered from May's unusually weak levels, ...

While some news stories suggest that rates are the highest in 11 months today, that's not quite true. The highest rates of ...

Mortgage rates moved lower again today following another lower-than-expected reading on an inflation report. Yesterday's ...

The good news is that mortgage rates ended the day at their lowest levels of the week. That's welcome news after Monday's rates matched the highest seen since July 2025. Today's improvement came ...

Interest rates are based on bonds. Because the bonds underlying the average mortgage are fixed rate, inflation is the enemy.

Mortgage application volume declined again last week as higher borrowing costs weighed on home purchase demand. The Mortgage ...

Pending home sales declined in June as elevated mortgage rates and record-high home prices continued to weigh on buyer demand ...