Weekly Newsletter
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- Rates Got Terrible News, Then Proceeded to Have a Stellar Week. Why?! October 16, 2026Mortgage rates just had their best week since late March, despite inflation reports that normally would have pushed them higher.
- Mortgage Rates Finally Fight Back. Will It Last? October 9, 2026Mortgage rates had their best week in a while, falling to the lowest levels in 2 weeks. Most of the recent increase is still intact, but investors showed more interest in buying bonds, which helps push mortgage rates lower.
- Why Didn't Rates Fall After This Week's Jobs Report? October 2, 2026This one is going to frustrate a lot of rate watchers.
- Why Rates Almost hit 7.5% This Week, And Is The Worst Over? September 25, 2026At 9:44am ET on Wednesday, this week's rate story was mostly about waiting for next week's economic data. At 9:45, an unlikely report made the wait a lot more uncomfortable.
- Mortgage Rates Barely Budged in Response to Fed Rate Hike September 18, 2026It's a common refrain in this newsletter: The Fed does not hike/cut mortgage rates and the two can often move in opposite directions in the short-term.