did you know your qualification does not depend on one score anymore?
Published on 04/29/2026
After a volatile March, April has settled into a wait-and-see mode for the bond market. Rather than reacting to every headline, mortgage bonds have been trading in a narrow range. Mortgage Commentator Rob Chrisman called the stability- more about indecision than it is about confidence. Indecision and uncertainty are keeping mortgage bonds in a narrow range for now.
Published on 04/23/2026
Why Buying with higher rates is better than renting?
Published on 04/23/2026
Geopolitical developments remain the biggest driver of mortgage pricing. Rates have improved over the past couple of weeks with less volatility, but more certainty is needed before we see a more meaningful shift.
Published on 04/16/2026
Mortgage rates are stuck in a highly reactive cycle, with day-to-day volatility driven by unfolding events as the bond market tries to gauge what the conflict means for the economy.
Published on 04/09/2026
Mortgage rates improved this week — a welcome reprieve after a month of steady climbing. Time will tell whether this is just a pause or the start of a trend reversal, but we’ll take it.
Published on 04/02/2026
Mortgage rates continue to move decidedly higher as the conflict continues.
Published on 03/28/2026
Mortgage rates moved up this week as markets re-calibrate to the rapidly changing landscape caused by the ongoing conflict in Iran.
Published on 03/20/2026
Mortgage rates moved higher last week, driven primarily by the surge in oil prices. The good news is that rates tested the higher end of current rate ranges and held. Ongoing uncertainty is keeping us range bound.
Published on 03/10/2026