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- Mountains vs Molehills: What Rates Really Cared About This Week August 21, 2026
- Lowest Mortgage Rates in 4 Weeks After July's Inflation Data August 14, 2026Rates may still be elevated in a general sense, but by the end of the week, they were as low as they've been since July 17th. If we have one thing to thank, it was this week's inflation data.
- Lowest Rates in Weeks After Jobs Report and Oil Price Drop August 7, 2026Mortgage rates moved lower almost every day this week with most of the help coming from war-related headlines and a last minute boost from the jobs report.
- Not Much Worse Than Last Week, But it Was a Bumpy Ride July 31, 2026If there's one thing to know about this week's rate movement is that it left us almost exactly where we were last Friday. How we got there felt a bit more dramatic at times.
- Highest Rates in Over a Year (And a Small Recovery on Friday) July 24, 2026While the milestones may be significant, the underlying reasons for them remain simple. Oil is pushing rates higher.