This week began with a holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The volatility in the markets continue this short week. At one point today, the Dow was down 566 points and ended up closing down 249 points. Global stocks dropped overnight with fears over China’s economy and oil prices at very low levels. All this turmoil translates to lower mortgage interest rates, as traders seek the safety of bonds, like mortgage interest rates.
What May Impact Mortgage Rates this week: January 18, 2016
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What May Impact Mortgage Rates this Week: January 11, 2016
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This week’s economic calendar is on the lighter side. Here’s some of the scheduled economic indicators that may impact the direction of mortgage rates that are scheduled to be released this week:
What May Impact Mortgage Interest Rates this week: January 4, 2016
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Welcome to my first post of 2016! I hope you and yours had a wonderful New Year holiday.
This week may not seem like there is a lot in store for economic indicators that influence the direction of mortgage rates…however, Friday features this years first Jobs Report.
What May Impact Mortgage Rates this week: December 28, 2015
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Happy last week of 2015! I hope you are having a wonderful holiday. I feel so fortunate that my son was able to come back for his first visit back home for a quick visit.
With New Years on Friday, we will have another short week with markets closing early on Thursday and re-opening on Monday.
What May Impact Rates this week: December 21, 2015
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This is a short week with the Christmas holiday rapidly approaching. With many traders being on vacation for the holidays, we will most likely see additional volatility through the end of this year. Next week will be a short holiday week as well.
Here are some of the economic indicators scheduled to be released this week that may impact the direction of mortgage interest rates:
What May Impact Mortgage Rates this Week: December 14, 2015
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Mortgage rates have been very volatile today with the Fed highly anticipated to increase the Fed Funds rate on Wednesday.
Here are some of the economic indicators that may impact the direction of mortgage rates that are scheduled to be released this week:
What May Impact Mortgage Rates this week, December 8, 2015
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I apologize for not getting this post done yesterday as I typically do. Last week, I was in Nashville attending the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference. It wrapped up on Friday which gave us some time to visit with my son who currently lives there. Our flight home Sunday afternoon was cancelled, which meant my sister-in-law and I had the pleasure of spending most of yesterday on flights to get back home to Seattle. Just for fun, I thought I’d share a pic I took of Minnie Pearl’s hat and shoes, which are on display at the Ryman Auditorium, home of the original Grand Ole Opry.
What May Impact Mortgage Rates this Week: November 30, 2015
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Welcome to the last day of November and Cyber Monday. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.
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