Weekly Newsletter
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- The Fed is Cutting Rates Next Week, But Not Mortgage Rates September 12, 2025Markets have settled into a cycle that favors the jobs report as the only critical economic data as far as rates are concerned. This weeks inflation data had a chance to claim/preserve a role as a strong supporting actor, but instead, it basically stood aside and left focus on the labor market and the Fed's […]
- Job Count and Mortgage Rates Go Cliff-Diving September 5, 2025A sharply weaker jobs report helped already-low mortgage rates drop at the fastest pace in more than a year.
- Calm Before the Storm: Rates Drift to 11-Month Lows Ahead of Critical Jobs Report August 29, 2025This past week was a classic placeholder for mortgage rates. Rates calmly drifted to longer-term lows. Next week will be completely different in terms of potential volatility.
- Powell's Speech Greased The Skids For Rates to Slide to 2025 Lows August 22, 2025Friday's speech from Fed Chair Powell marked a small but important shift in the Fed's outlook. It was enough for markets to increase bets on a September cut, thus pushing mortgage rates sharply lower.
- Mortgage Rates Hit 10-Month Lows — Here’s Why a Fed Cut Might Not Help August 16, 2025Mortgage rates fell in concert with increased odds for a Fed rate cut. But it's critical to remember that an actual Fed rate cut WOULD NOT guarantee further improvement in mortgage rates unless the economic data keeps supporting the case for more cuts ahead.