It has turned out to be a surprisingly calm week for mortgage rates and, as of today, largely a victorious one, even if the ...

Strongest Close of the Week After Well-Contained Month-End Volatility There was always a reasonably high bar for today's econ ...

The National Association of Realtors' Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI)—which tracks contract signings on existing homes—has ...

There was a bit of behind-the-scenes volatility in the bond market today.  Normally, bond volatility translates to interest ...

Both FHFA and Case Shiller released home price data this week with some mixed messages for the housing market. The first ...

Rob, what are the odds that the MBA will set up a ‘Man Park’ at the big conference in Las Vegas in October?” Slim to none.

The Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) weekly application survey continues to track closely with the more granular daily ...

The 30yr fixed mortgage rate index spent 3 consecutive days over 7% last week--the first time that's happened since February.

After moving moderately lower to start the new week yesterday, mortgage rates backtracked ever-so-slightly today.  Top tier ...

Two months ago, existing home sales came in at the highest levels in a year according the the National Association of ...

Mortgage rates jumped sharply over the weekend as financial markets reacted to Moody's credit rating downgrade of the U.S. ...

Due to the proprietary methodology and the volume of correspondence we receive, we are unable to respond to questions about the rate index. The following list attempts to answer the most common ...