Rising rate headlines are nothing new, but there was a bit of a double whammy this week.
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Highest Rates in a Year; Big Drama For Investment Property Loans

Interest rates can’t seem to catch a break, and that means all is going according to plan…
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Rates Rising Relentlessly, But Why? And When Will They Stop?

Last week was brutal for mortgage rates, but this week made it look like a walk in the park. What’s going on and when will this stop?
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Brutal Week For Rates But There's Hope (Hopefully)

2020’s mortgage rate reality made it easy to get lulled into a false sense of security. Now it’s time to wake up.
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Time to Wake Up To The New Mortgage Rate Reality

There’s an obvious trend toward higher rates as far as Treasury yields are concerned. Treasury yields and mortgage rates historically correlate quite well, but mortgage rates have almost completely ignored that correlation recently. What gives? And when will things change?
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When Will The Mortgage Market Actually Care About Rising Rates?

The big jobs report painted a bleak picture for the labor market recovery. That’s normally something that interest rates would love to see, but they continued higher this week.
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Rates Under Pressure Despite Weak Jobs Report

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Rising Rate Risks Returning

While it wasn’t quite the biggest surprise of 2020, the strength of the housing market was one of the best. The just-released numbers for December keep the good times rolling.
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More Stellar Housing Numbers. How Long Can They Last?

It was easy to get lulled into complacency by the second half of 2020 when it came to mortgage rates. Even as other indicators said rates should be rising, they continued on a calm journey to multiple record lows. 2021 has been very different so far!
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Refi Demand Surges as Mortgage Volatility Comes Roaring Back

While it might not seem like the sort of thing mortgage rates should care about, the senate run-off election in Georgia was by far and away this week’s most important event, sending rates quickly higher. Will this mark a big-picture shift away from record lows?
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Have We Seen The End of Record Low Rates?