Strongest Close of the Week After Well-Contained Month-End Volatility There was always a reasonably high bar for today's econ ...

The National Association of Realtors' Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI)—which tracks contract signings on existing homes—has ...

Both FHFA and Case Shiller released home price data this week with some mixed messages for the housing market. The first ...

The Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) weekly application survey continues to track closely with the more granular daily ...

It has turned out to be a surprisingly calm week for mortgage rates and, as of today, largely a victorious one, even if the ...

Rob, what are the odds that the MBA will set up a ‘Man Park’ at the big conference in Las Vegas in October?” Slim to none.

There was a bit of behind-the-scenes volatility in the bond market today.  Normally, bond volatility translates to interest ...

After moving moderately lower to start the new week yesterday, mortgage rates backtracked ever-so-slightly today.  Top tier ...

Today's PCE Price Index is one of the two main consumer inflation reports put out by the US government.  It's bigger and broader than CPI, but CPI comes out 2 weeks earlier than PCE.  CPI and other ...

We have a primer in the MBS Live knowledge base regarding the potential for overnight news and bond trading to give a ...

Two days ago, mortgage rates began the day at 7.04% before mid-day improvements brought the average back down to 6.99%. ...

The bond market is scheduled to close 3 hour earlier than normal today--a common practice surrounding federal holiday ...