I asked a German girl if Germans are afraid of numbers. She said 9!” Numbers make up the bond market, and a steeper yield ...

For the 11th straight business day, mortgage rates are very close to the levels from the end of the previous day.  Over the ...

Almost No Reaction to Fed Minutes As expected, today's Fed Minutes (a more detailed account of the meeting that took place 3 weeks ago) had very little impact on the bond market. Markets honed in on ...

Mortgage rates are based on bonds and bonds, and bonds have some seasonality to them.  This doesn't necessarily mean there's ...

The latest Residential Construction report from the Census Bureau showed a sharp rebound in July, with overall housing starts ...

Builder sentiment remains deeply subdued, as the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo’s Housing ...

Mortgage rates are as high as they've been on almost any other day this month.  You'd have to go back to August 1st to see ...

The difference between me and Superman is that he has super vision. I require supervision.” We’re halfway through the third ...

If yesterday was marked by incidental weakness, today is shaping up to be the opposite.  In fact, yields and MBS prices are ...

Slow, Steady, Modest Improvement Bonds are in the throes of the summertime "blahs." In other words, excitement and ...

Friday proved to be the weakest day of the week for the underlying bond market and, thus, the highest day of the week for ...

Mortgage rates hit fresh long term lows yesterday with the average top tier 30yr fixed rate at the best levels since October ...