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Today’s mortgage and refinance rates  Average mortgage rates rose appreciably yesterday. And the cumulative increases over the last three business days have all but wiped out last week’s falls. So, […] Continue reading

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates  Average mortgage rates fell yesterday by roughly the same amount they rose on Tuesday. And that’s encouraging. By approaching 9:50 a.m. (ET), mortgage rates today […] Continue reading

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates  Average mortgage rates nudged modestly higher yesterday. But we should probably count ourselves lucky they didn’t climb further. Once again, mortgage rates today look likely […] Continue reading

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates  Average mortgage rates rose again yesterday and ended the week appreciably higher than they started it. We’re in a strange period for mortgage rates. Many […] Continue reading

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates  Average mortgage rates moved higher last Friday. Indeed, they rose across the whole of that week. So far this morning, market movements are suggesting mortgage […] Continue reading

What happens if you lock in a mortgage rate and then rates drop? Mortgage pro Ivan Simental explains your options. Continue reading