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Dec
18
2025
18
2025
Inflation Cools in November — What It Means for Mortgage Rates
New inflation data shows that price growth cooled in November after reaching its highest level of the year in September. That’s encouraging news for consumers, but it doesn’t mean mortgage rates are about to drop quickly. According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI),...
New inflation data shows that price growth cooled in November after reaching its highest level of the year in September. That’s encouraging news for consumers, but it doesn’t mean mortgage rates are about to drop quickly. According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI),...
Dec
10
2025
10
2025
Fed Cuts Again, But Dot Plot Steers Mortgage Rate Outlook
Today was a big day for financial markets and mortgage rates. The Federal Reserve held its final meeting of the year, and on the surface, the headline sounds simple: The Fed cut its short-term rate by 0.25%. But for the mortgage world, that headline is only the beginning of the story. What...
Today was a big day for financial markets and mortgage rates. The Federal Reserve held its final meeting of the year, and on the surface, the headline sounds simple: The Fed cut its short-term rate by 0.25%. But for the mortgage world, that headline is only the beginning of the story. What...
Dec
06
2025
06
2025
This Week in Mortgage Rates: Buyers Are Back as Rates Hover in the Low 6s
It’s been a busy week in the mortgage world. Rates moved up, down, and back again—but never broke out of a fairly tight range. Underneath those rate moves, we saw something important: buyers and homeowners are quietly stepping back into the market. Here’s a...
It’s been a busy week in the mortgage world. Rates moved up, down, and back again—but never broke out of a fairly tight range. Underneath those rate moves, we saw something important: buyers and homeowners are quietly stepping back into the market. Here’s a...
Dec
01
2025
01
2025
Stronger Data Last Week Caused a Slight Rate Bump
As we head into the first week of December, mortgage rates are starting out just a bit higher than they were before the Thanksgiving holiday. The move was small, but it was driven by something important: stronger-than-expected economic data last week. If you pressed pause on your home...
As we head into the first week of December, mortgage rates are starting out just a bit higher than they were before the Thanksgiving holiday. The move was small, but it was driven by something important: stronger-than-expected economic data last week. If you pressed pause on your home...