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Builder Sentiment Drops to Seven-Month Low in April
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:17:00 GMT
Builder confidence fell sharply in April as rising costs and economic uncertainty weighed on sentiment heading into the spring buying season. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) dropped four points ..[read more]
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Mortgage Application Demand Finally Bounces
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:13:00 GMT
Mortgage applications ticked higher last week, reversing recent declines as easing rates provided a modest boost to activity. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported a 1.8% increase on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending April 1..[read more]
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Existing Home Sales Remain Flat in The Bigger Picture
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:49:00 GMT
Existing-home sales pulled back in March, reversing February's modest gains as affordability pressures and rising mortgage rates continued to weigh on buyer activity. Sales fell 3.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.98 million , slipping ..[read more]
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Dark Matter Changes; Mfg. DPA, QC, AI, Data Decisioning Tools; A Strained Housing Market; Insurance/Climate Interview
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:10:56 GMT
The MBA's National Advocacy Conference in DC wrapped up this week, and any time you have a gaggle of mortgage personnel in one place, talk in the hallways inevitably turned to current market conditions. For example, servicing rights have increased in..[read more]
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Why Are Bonds Surging This Morning?
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:20:30 GMT
Bonds were modestly and inconsequentially stronger in the overnight session. By 8am, this brought 10yr yields just under 4.30%. Less than an hour later, yields fell to 4.23 and MBS rose over 3/8ths of a point on a trio of headlines. The first w..[read more]
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Volatility Picked Up After a Slow Start
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:26:46 GMT
Volatility Picked Up After a Slow Start This morning, more than halfway through the international trading day, bonds were on track for the narrowest trading range since February 24th. The low volatility didn't la..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Hold Perfectly Steady
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:52:00 GMT
On average, today's top-tier 30 year fixed mortgage rates are exactly the same as yesterday's. Rates are driven by the bond market and bonds continue waiting for bigger developments in the Iran war. At the moment, the market is in a sort of limbo as ..[read more]
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AOT, Warehouse, Homebuyer Report, Subservicing Tools; STRATMOR's "Who Owns the Borrower?" Population Trends
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:22:23 GMT
The U.S. Census Bureau released a downloadable file containing estimates of the nation's resident population by single year of age and sex as of July 1, 2025. Nationwide lenders are always analyzing branch locations and market share. America's post-p..[read more]
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Slowest Day in Over a Month. No Reaction to Data
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:33:59 GMT
Thursday has thus far been the slowest and most sideways day since February 24th, before the start of the Iran war. A lull in war-related developments is likely helping. While there are plenty of isolated headlines, the only thing the market really c..[read more]
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Very Small Token Pull-Back
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:59:31 GMT
Very Small Token Pull-Back Nothing really happened on Wednesday as far as the bond market was concerned. Yields were technically a few bps higher thus preserving the phenomenon of rally momentum being limited to ..[read more]
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