Mortgage Rates Improve After Cooler Inflation Reports 07/17/2026
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Mortgage Rates Improve After Cooler Inflation Reports Mortgage interest rates ended the week slightly lower after one of the most volatile trading weeks of the summer. Early concerns over rising oil prices and renewed conflict in the Middle East pushed bond yields higher and briefly sent mortgage rates to their highest […]
Oil Prices and Mortgage Rates: What’s Driving the Market Right Now? 07/10/2026
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Oil Prices and Mortgage Rates: What’s Driving the Market Right Now? The Bottom Line Up Front Oil prices and mortgage rates have been holding relatively steady in recent weeks, but they remain near some of the highest levels we’ve seen in months. That means borrowers aren’t dealing with a sudden shock […]
Rates Remain Elevated 07/02/2026
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Rates Remain Elevated But Still Below Recent Highs Mortgage rates ended the week slightly higher, but the story behind the move was not as straightforward as a single economic report or Federal Reserve headline. Instead, much of this week’s rate volatility appears to have been tied to quarter-end bond market positioning, […]
Why Did Mortgage Rates Drop? 06/26/2026
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Why Did Mortgage Rates Drop? Over the past few months, the Raleigh housing market has seen its fair share of dramatic headlines, causing wild swings in interest rates. But this week offered a refreshing reminder: mortgage rates don’t always need breaking news to improve. After creeping up early in the week, […]
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 […]
