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 […]
War Weighing on Rates, But Volatility Continues to Ebb 04/10/2026
Weekly Update: War Weighing on Rates, But Volatility Continues to Ebb Whereas the entire month of March was “up, up, and away” for interest rates, April has been far calmer by comparison. The average lender ended the week in slightly lower territory, and there was less volatility to boot. Refreshingly, the lower volatility means that […]
Much Calmer Week (Relatively) With Much Lower Rates 04/03/2026
Weekly Update: Much Calmer Week (Relatively) With Much Lower Rates First things first, due to the market’s reaction to the Iran war, mortgage rates remain much higher than they were at the end of February. That said, they definitely did not move higher this week, and many borrowers are hoping to see Lower Rates soon. […]
Raleigh Mortgage Rates Climb, Rising Inflation War Impact 03/27/2026
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Raleigh Mortgage Rates Climb, Rising Inflation War Impact Mortgage markets remained heavily influenced by global events this week, with inflation expectations tied to energy prices continuing to drive bond trading and mortgage rate movement. While economic data played a role, geopolitical risk and its impact on inflation remained the dominant force […]
