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 market, […]
Jobs Report Sparks Biggest Mortgage Rate Drop in Over a Year 09/05/2025
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Jobs Report Sparks Biggest Mortgage Rate Drop in Over a Year The first week of September 2025 delivered a major shift in the mortgage market, with rates falling back near 11-month lows after weaker labor market data. For homebuyers in Raleigh, Cary, and Greensboro, lower rates translate into more buying power […]
Mortgage Rate Lows: Quiet Week Sets the Stage for Next Week’s Rate Drivers 08/29/2025
Weekly Mortgage Market Update: Mortgage Rate Lows: Quiet Week Sets the Stage for Next Week’s Rate Drivers Quiet Week Sets the Stage for Next Week’s Rate Drivers The final week of August 2025 brought relative calm across financial markets, with mortgage rates easing to 10-month lows in the high-6% range. While day-to-day movements were subtle, […]
