The Fed is unlikely to change interest rates this week. And we're due few influential economic reports. But that doesn't mean mortgage rates won't move.
Severe weather events are delaying home purchases, driving up insurance costs, and quietly eroding property values, creating growing financial risks for homeowners, lenders, and the broader U.S. housing market.
Widespread concern over housing affordability has prompted a new executive order targeting large investors, signaling a renewed focus on helping individual buyers compete in tight housing markets. Will it help?
Absent Supreme Court decisions or more geopolitical shocks, we doubt mortgage rates will move far today.
Bilt now lets homeowners earn rewards for paying their mortgage, but concerns over potential issues and the complex rewards program leave consumers weighing savings against risk.
The two reports most likely to move mortgage rates this week are due this morning. And those rates may yet benefit from yesterday's tariff news.
Mortgage rates rose sharply yesterday over renewed threats to Greenland and a likely new phase in the trade war with Europe.
No economic reports are due today. But Thursday's GDP and inflation reports might move mortgage rates that day.