Rates Climb as MBS Trade Softens 11/14/2025
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Rates Climb as MBS Trade Softens Mortgage-Backed Securities traded weakly this week. That weakness pushed mortgage rates higher across the board. For North Carolina buyers and refinancers in Raleigh, Cary, and the Triangle, this week removed some of the recent breathing room. The move was driven by a mix of weaker […]
Mortgage Rates Hold Steady as Markets React to Limited Data 11/07/25
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Mortgage Rates Hold Steady as Markets React to Limited Data Mortgage rates held in a narrow range through most of the week, but volatility returned midweek as investors reacted to a handful of private-sector reports stepping in for missing government data. With the shutdown halting major releases like the monthly jobs […]
Mortgage Rates Holding Firm Near Multi-Year Lows Amid Data Gaps 10/31/2025
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Mortgage Rates Holding Firmly Near Multi-Year Lows Amid Data Gaps Despite an economy starved for fresh government data due to the ongoing federal shutdown, mortgage-backed securities (MBS) managed to hold their ground this week, keeping mortgage rates steady near multi-month lows. Even without the usual flow of employment and inflation reports, […]
Rates Slip Lower After Cooler CPI 10/24/2025
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Rates Slip Lower After Cooler CPI Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and 30-year mortgage rates finished the week on a softer note after some key October data knocked down inflation fears. The big headline was September’s Consumer Price Index (CPI): both headline and core inflation came in a touch cooler than expected, giving […]
Mortgage Rates Near 3-Year Lows as Volatility Returns 10/17/2025
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Mortgage Rates Near 3-Year Lows as Volatility Returns Mortgage rates held remarkably steady for most of the week, staying close to their lowest levels in nearly three years as traders waited for a new economic direction. Early in the week, calm conditions and a federal holiday kept bond markets quiet, leading […]
Rates Nibble Lower Amid Uncertainty, Tariff & Shutdown Risk Loom 10/10/2025
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Rates Nibble Lower Amid Uncertainty, Tariff & Shutdown Risk Loom Mortgage rates remained relatively flat through mid-October, but on Friday, a small but meaningful move occurred: bond yields dipped, pushing mortgage rates to new relative lows within the recent band. That shift was especially notable because it broke a weeks-long quiescence […]
Mortgage Bonds Finish the Week Treading Water 10/03/2025
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Mixed Data, Mixed Reactions: Mortgage Bonds Finish the Week Treading Water It was a week of tug-of-war for mortgage-backed securities (MBS). Markets digested a handful of very mixed economic reports — from a surprisingly weak ADP private payrolls print to the absence of the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs number on […]
Mortgage Rates Hold Near Lows While Markets Eye Data Ahead 09/26/2025
Weekly Mortgage Market Update – Mortgage Rates Hold Near Lows While Markets Eye Data Ahead Mortgage rates opened the week hovering near their recent mid-6% range, a level that has become the “comfort zone” for much of September. Bond markets traded cautiously, with investors weighing a steady flow of inflation data, measured remarks from Federal […]
Rate Stability & Consumer Strength: Define the Week 09/19/2025
Weekly Mortgage Market Update – Rate Stability & Consumer Strength: Define the Week This past week, mortgage rates in Raleigh, Cary, Greensboro, and the Triangle Region stayed relatively steady as strong retail sales, rising consumer spending, and firm inflation data balanced out fears of economic overheating. Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) trading saw modest gains early in the […]
Mixed Inflation, Weak Hiring — Rates Hold Near Recent Lows 09/12/2025
Weekly Mortgage Market Update — Mixed Inflation, Weak Hiring — Mortgage Rates Hold Near Recent Lows This week’s economic data offered a mixed picture: soft hiring metrics and muted wholesale inflation helped underpin bond demand, while consumer prices showed modest month-to-month strength that kept traders cautious. For Raleigh, Cary, Greensboro, and the broader Triangle housing […]
