Peace Deals, the Fed, and Your Mortgage 06/18/2026
Mortgage Market Update: Peace Deals, the Fed, and Your Mortgage Since March 1st, the Iran war has been the primary reason for movement and volatility in the bond/rate market. Pre-war motivations were woefully muted. That changed a bit with the jobs report two weeks ago, and it changed again with this week’s Fed announcement. Thankfully, […]
Inflation Cools at the Surface But the Undertow Is Still Pulling Rates Higher 06/12/2026
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Inflation Cools at the Surface, But the Undertow Is Still Pulling Rates Higher This week handed the mortgage market a mixed bag of signals and rates felt every one of them. Core CPI came in softer than forecast, offering a brief exhale for bond markets, but headline inflation held at an […]
Mortgage Rates Finally Look Past War Headlines. Unfortunately, They Looked Up 06/05/2026
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Rates Finally Look Past War Headlines. Unfortunately, They Looked Up Mortgage rates spiked to two-week highs on Friday after a surprisingly strong jobs report, even as Iran headlines kept the geopolitical backdrop in focus. Rates aren’t yet back to the May 19 peak, but intraday swings this week underscored just how […]
Lower Mortgage Rates Return 05/29/2026
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Lower Mortgage Rates Return. Is It a Trend or Another Headline-Driven Move? Mortgage rates moved lower this week, offering welcome relief for homebuyers and homeowners after several weeks of upward pressure. If you followed national mortgage rate headlines, you may have seen reports claiming rates reached their highest levels since last […]
Mortgage Rates Recover After Hitting 9-Month Highs 05/22/2026
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Mortgage Rates Recover After Hitting 9-Month Highs This week brought the sharpest mortgage rate volatility since late March, with rates climbing to their highest levels in more than nine months before recovering by Friday. Earlier in the week, heavy selling in the U.S. Treasury market pushed bond yields sharply higher, which […]
Raleigh Mortgage Rates Surge as Inflation Data and Global Tensions Push Rates to 9-Month Highs 05/15/2026
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Raleigh Mortgage Rates Surge as Inflation Data and Global Tensions Push Rates to 9-Month Highs Mortgage rates moved sharply higher this week as inflation fears intensified and global tensions continued to pressure the bond market. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate climbed another 0.23% this week alone, pushing rates to their […]
Raleigh Mortgage Rates React to Inflation, Jobs Data, and Global Markets 05/08/2026
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Raleigh Mortgage Rates React to Inflation, Jobs Data, and Global Markets Wednesday delivered the biggest mortgage market movement of the week after reports surfaced that the United States and Iran were nearing a short-form memorandum aimed at ending the ongoing conflict. The proposed one-page agreement would reportedly serve as a temporary […]
Mortgage Rates Jumped This Week, But Found a Ceiling 05/01/2026
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Mortgage Rates Jumped This Week, But Found a Ceiling Last week’s calm in the bond market gave way to a more volatile shift, and that change showed up quickly in mortgage pricing. Monday extended the same tight range driven by stable mortgage-backed securities. However, by Tuesday and Wednesday, selling pressure increased […]
Mortgage Rates Hold Steady as Markets Await War Developments 04/24/2026
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Mortgage Rates Hold Steady as Markets Await War Developments If mortgage rates followed a script, this week would be the slow build before a major shift. The market stayed unusually quiet. MND’s daily rate index moved within a tight 0.04% range since last Tuesday. That level of stability rarely lasts long. […]
Mortgage Rates Didn’t Fall as Much as The Market Suggested 04/17/2026
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Mortgage Rates Didn’t Fall as Much as The Market Suggested The good news: mortgage rates ended the week at the lowest levels in more than a month. The puzzling news: mortgage rates fell only modestly on Friday even though the bond market said they could have fallen more. Mortgage lenders consider […]
