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September Mortgage Rates RUNdown - here we go!Here's your Headline: Rates Have Begun to Drift LowerOver the last month, the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage has eased, dipping into the low-6% range briefly and now sitting between 6.3-6.4%. This is down ~0.25% from…

It's been a great 40 days for mortgage rates. Let's dig into why!30 year conventional mortgage rates - Mortgage News Daily Shockingly Weak July Jobs ReportThe massive 0.2% drop you see on August 1st came from the reaction to the July Jobs Report. In July, the U.S.…

 Monthly RUNdown time! Mortgage rates have been seesawing since my last update. Right now the national average Conventional 30 year fixed rate sits at 6.82%.   Late June decline in Rates:The lowering of interest rates in late June came on the back of two…

Hello and happy Fed Meeting Day. Here is a review of the meeting and other news from the previous month in the mortgage world. National Averages remain in the high-6s (6.85%) for a 30 year conventional loan, down slightly from a month ago.Fed Meeting:The Federal Reserve…

Rates continue the roller coaster ride. Today, the national average is at 6.99%. This is the high end of the previous 30 days that have been range bound between 6.8-7%. Stock Market:There were several economic data releases last week, and while they remain mixed, the…

Buying a home is always an anxiety-ridden process, and that goes triple for anyone who’s embarking on homeownership for the very first time. There’s so much to do and so much you don’t know that “overwhelming” hardly seems like an appropriate description of how it…

Not too long ago in our country's history, talking about making your house "greener" might get you labeled a hippie tree-hugger. But times change, and as gas, electricity, and water prices creep up, more and more homeowners are seeing the (strong) advantages that come with…

Just like in any other profession, there are good real estate agents ... and there are, unfortunately, subpar real estate agents, too. But how do you know if you've got a dreamboat or a dud handling your real estate transaction?

It's been a wacky month since I last gave you an update on interest rates. Usually, the scale on the right is 0.1-0.2%, so showing 6.5% all the way to 7.1% tells you all you need to know. I bet you can guess why the rise and fall, but humor me and read on! Tariffs:The…

Happy Pi day!!! It's been a pretty good month for mortgage rates, dropping from 7% to 6.8%. We saw a bottom of 6.7% on March 4th but have come back up a small amount in the 10 days since. Probably not quite in "refi territory" yet but getting close for some borrowers in the…