What May Impact Mortgage Rates this Week: April 13, 2015

mortgageporter-economyMortgage rates have been bouncing in a fairly tight range. Although we don’t have any economic indicators scheduled to be released today, the rest of this week is packed:

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Freddie Mac Reports Rates Improved Last Week

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Yesterday, Freddie Mac released their weekly mortgage rate survey revealing that mortgage rates trended lower last week following the weaker than expected March Jobs Report.

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Freddie Mac Mortgage Survey reports Mortgage Rates Lower

Freddie Mac’s survey of what mortgage lenders reported for conforming rates last week revealed that mortgage interest rates trended lower. You can see based on the chart below that rates have been bouncing in a tight range, remaining below 4%.

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What May Impact Mortgage Rates this Week: March 23, 2015 – RATES LOWER

2015-03-19 08.59.05Welcome to the last full week of March! The cherry blossoms are in full bloom in the Seattle. This photo is from one of the cherry trees in my front yard.

We’ve seen volatility this month with rates bouncing around like a March Madness basketball. Currently rates have have been trending lower.

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What May Impact Mortgage Rates this Week: March 16, 2015 | LIVE Mortgage Rate Post

dundeeMy apologies for being a couple days late on this post which is typically published on Mondays… I had Monday off (it was my birthday) and with taking a day off, I had fun catching up on emails yesterday.

For my birthday, my husband and I went to Pinot country in Oregon – it is absolutely beautiful. If you enjoy pinot noir or crisp white wine, I recommend you check it out!

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What May Impact Mortgage Rates this Week: March 9, 2015

mortgageporter-economyMy apologies for being a day late on my “Monday Rate Post”…I’ve been busy working on transactions in process and new refi and purchase loans. Biz has to come before blog. However, I have a few moments now to share with you the economic indicators scheduled to be released this week, which is on the lighter side.

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What May Impact Mortgage Interest Rates this week: March 2, 2015 – Rates Improved

MortgagePorter-JobsReportThis being the first week of the month, means that Friday, we will have the Jobs Report. Last month, the better than expected Jobs Report sent mortgage rates trending higher.

Here are some of the economic indicators scheduled to be released this week:

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What May Impact Mortgage Rates this Week: February 23, 2015

mortgageporter-economyThis week is packed full of economic indicators and events that may influence the direction of mortgage interest rates, including Fed Head Janet Yellen’s two day testimony in front of Congress which starts tomorrow. Here’s a list of economic indicators scheduled to be released this week:

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