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Bond Market in Holiday Mode
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:33:00 GMT
Bond Market in Holiday Mode Holiday mode is impossible to clearly define when it comes to its impact on the bond market. We know it when we see it, and we saw it today. Bonds paid no attention to econ data no mat..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Just Off 2-Week Lows
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:09:00 GMT
It ended up being a fairly uneventful day for mortgage rates despite scattered speculation about the impact of foreign monetary policy decisions. The average lender nudged just a hair higher, resulting in the 2nd lowest reading of the week. Apart fro..[read more]
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Highest Existing Home Sales in 8 Months But Don't Get Excited
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:55:00 GMT
Existing-home sales extended their recent stabilization in November, rising 0.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.13 million , according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). This is the 3rd straight increase and annualized sales a..[read more]
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Three Straight Months of Improvement in Builder Confidence, But There's a Catch
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:39:00 GMT
The December National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) edged up one point to 39. This is the 3rd straight month of improvement in the index--a development that could be confused for something encouraging.&nbs..[read more]
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Mortgage Apps Still Strong vs Last Year, But Down Slightly Last Week
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:33:00 GMT
Seasonally adjusted mortgage application activity declined 3.8% last week, according to MBA's Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 12. Unadjusted applications fell 5% from the prior week, reflecting a typical seasonal slow..[read more]
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Credit Review, HELOC, 2nd Products; Freddie and Fannie News; Cap. Markets
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:45:18 GMT
Lender and Broker Services, Products, and Software Newrez Wholesale has enhanced its partner protection program with Newrez Broker Protect, delivering broader and longer coverage for approved partners. Starting January 1, 2026, all approved broker ..[read more]
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Slightly Weaker. No, It's Not Japan
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:12:00 GMT
There was a fair amount of momentum among financial news sources regarding the potential significance of last night's Bank of Japan (BOJ) announcement to the U.S. bond market. While it was clearly relevant for Japan, it's hard to make the case that i..[read more]
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Limited Follow-Through After Shockingly Big Miss
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:53:55 GMT
Limited Follow-Through After Shockingly Big Miss If you told the average trader that today's core CPI would come in at 2.6% vs 3.0% year over year, they would have expected a much bigger reaction than we saw toda..[read more]
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Mortgage Rates Near Lowest Levels Since October
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:44:00 GMT
Officially, there were 2 days at the end of November where the average lender's 30yr fixed rates were just a hair lower (0.02% difference). Otherwise, today's rates would be the lowest since late October. The improvement follows this morning's..[read more]
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Jumbo, Hedging, HELOC, Custom Newsletter Products; STRATMOR the UWM/TWO Deal
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:51:54 GMT
Lender and Broker Services, Products, and Software "The federal quality control standards under Dodd Frank for automated valuation models (AVMs) require valuation professionals to provide greater transparency in how AVMs determine credible, consist..[read more]
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