Not as Bad as it Could Have Been After Wednesday's Fed-driven sell-off, it was unlikely if not impossible that bonds wouldn't ...

Calm and Resilient as Bonds Wait For Powell and The Dot Plot Whereas last week saw the bond market continue selling off ...

This week's biggest to-do in terms of economic reports was this morning's PCE inflation data.  The fact that the Fed just ...

If anyone needed any further convincing that a Fed rate cut is no guarantee of lower mortgage rates, today is a great piece ...

We received some anonymous feedback regarding recent rate commentary that serves as a good reminder that not everyone may be ...

Number progressions can be deceiving and surprising. Thank you to Eric D. who reminded me of “The Wheat and the Chessboard” ...

Mortgage rates have been having a much calmer week compared to last week.  Monday brought a modest decline versus last Friday ...

Fairly Uneventful Follow-Up to Fed Day Considering everything that transpired yesterday, today's follow-up was about as calm ...

The week's big story is still the big jump in rates that took place after Wednesday's Fed announcement.  And while rates remain noticeably elevated on the week due to that jump, they're set to end the ...

Heading into the first part of December, mortgage rates were at their lowest levels in a month and a half.  Much of the ...

The Census Bureau releases its report on New Residential Construction each month which offers 3 key metrics: building permits ...

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo publish the Housing Market Index (HMI) each month. The ...