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Modest Gains After Opening Weaker
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:15:40 GMT
Modest Gains After Opening Weaker Tuesday ended up being a uneventful trading session despite 10yr yields hitting 3-week highs. Those highs were in place right at the open and things gradually improved from there..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Rise to 2-Week Highs
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:32:00 GMT
Mortgage rates moved moderately higher today for the average lender, but not for any exciting reasons. Rather, the change has more to do with timing of the underlying market movement. While it's true that mortgage rates are directly influenced by th..[read more]
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Investor, Workflow, Accounting, AI, DPA Tools; LOs and Technology; Fed Meeting Starts
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:29:31 GMT
The big keep getting bigger: Real Brokerage announced that it is purchasing RE/MAX for $550 million, revealing that, including debt, the deal is worth an estimated $880 million. The name will be the Real REMAX Group ("a transformative opportunity to ..[read more]
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Highest Yields in 3 Weeks as US Shuns Iran Proposal
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:27:05 GMT
Bonds sold off slowly and steadily overnight, largely tracing a similarly steady rise in oil prices. The latter is most easily attributed to reports that Trump is not happy with the latest Iran peace proposal although those reports stopped short of s..[read more]
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Modest Weakness, But Range Persists
Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:51:47 GMT
Modest Weakness, But Range Persists Bonds lost ground today, but not for any particular reason. Most importantly, there was no major reaction to the lack of progress in peace talks over the weekend (which would h..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Perfectly Unchanged to Start New Week
Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:21:00 GMT
Despite the elevated volatility risk heading into the weekend, mortgage rates are starting the week in exactly the same territory compared to Friday afternoon. As always, our rate tracking refers to top-tier 30-year fixed rates for the average lender..[read more]
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POS, Retention Tools, Consumer Direct Workshop and Shows; Construction Psychology; Data on Tap
Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:47:15 GMT
What happens if labor or materials become too expensive here in the United States? Despite the move toward rejuvenating the manufacturing-based economy in the United States by the current Administration, people will follow the money and go elsewhere,..[read more]
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Minimal Change Despite Lack of Progress in Peace Talks
Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:44:14 GMT
The word of the day is "stalled." You can't get far reading top news stories over the weekend without seeing it in reference to the negotiations that looked at least somewhat possible on Friday afternoon. At that time, official word was that Witkoff/..[read more]
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Bonds Finally Trade Something Other Than The War
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:02:59 GMT
Similar Volatility But in a Friendlier Direction The bond market saw a roughly identical amount of volatility on each of the last 2 days of the week, but Friday's version played out in a friendlier direction. Hea..[read more]
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Rates End Week Close Enough to Recent Lows
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:31:00 GMT
With zero change versus Thursday's latest levels, the 30yr fixed mortgage rate index maintained a 0.03% range for the entire week (and 0.04% going back to last Tuesday). At 6.32%, today's mark is close enough to Friday's 6.29% to say rates are hoveri..[read more]
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