Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch
Mortgage rates began the new week on a bad note with the average lender full erasing the improvement seen on Friday. This leaves many lenders at their highest levels since April, but in those cases, it should be noted that today’s rates are extremely close to those seen in late October. In other words, we’re essentially back in line with the highest levels in more than 7 months. In outright terms, the average lender was closer to 3.125% on a top tier conventional 30yr fixed scenario. Today, they’d be closer to 3.25% . The rate spike was driven by bond market weakness. This will almost always be the case for any rate spike as rates are primarily determined by the bond market. Bonds were reacting to a combination of challenges. The first was the re-nomination of Jerome Powell as the Chair of…(read more)
