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Mortgage markets worsened last week as domestic job growth surprised Wall Street and the Eurozone moved yet one more step closer to reaching a lasting Greece sovereign debt solution. Conforming mortgage rates in Michigan rose on the news, although you wouldn’t know it from looking at Freddie Mac’...
02/06/2012
  Mortgage markets improved last week as news from the Federal Reserve, the U.S. economy, and Europe combined to spur new demand for mortgage-backed bonds. Conforming mortgage rates rallied from Wednesday through Friday’s close, ending the week near all-time lows set earlier this year. Last week’...
01/30/2012
Mortgage markets gained last week, picking up momentum into the weekend. Global demand for mortgage-backed bonds helped push mortgage rates to new lows, and closing costs eased somewhat, too. According to Freddie Mac’s weekly mortgage rate survey, the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate fell...
01/17/2012
Mortgage markets improved last week during a holiday-shortened trading week. The mortgage bond markets were closed Monday for Christmas, and closed early Friday afternoon. Trading volume was light all week long, which contributed to a year-end rally. Mortgage bonds made their largest one-week gai...
01/03/2012
Mortgage markets improved last week, but by a slight amount only; not enough to move conventional mortgage rates in Michigan in any significant manner. Wall Street watched as Eurozone leaders expressed little willingness to increase aid programs within the region, and as the Federal Reserve voted...
12/19/2011
Mortgage markets were mostly unchanged for the 6th consecutive week last week as Wall Street’s uncertainty regarding the future of U.S. and global economies remain. Mortgage bonds made gains made through the early part of the week, which caused mortgage rates in Michigan to drop Monday through We...
12/12/2011
Mortgage markets worsened slightly last week through a bouncy, holiday-shortened trading week. Markets were closed Thursday for Thanksgiving and re-opened only briefly...
11/28/2011
  Mortgage markets went unchanged last week as Wall Street traded on new debt stress within the Eurozone, and stronger-than-expected economic data here at home. Rates moved very little from Monday to Friday and the storyline’s not expected to change much this week for today’s rate shoppers. Accor...
11/21/2011
Mortgage markets improved last week as optimism for a Greek Bailout program faded, triggering a global flight-to-quality assets. Fear of a Eurozone rift outweighed positive economic remarks from the Federal Open Market Committee and an in-line U.S. jobs report. Although the Federal Reserve said ...
11/07/2011
Mortgage markets moved across a wide range last week before, ultimately, finishing unchanged. The bailout of Greece both dominated headlines and dictated market direction. It was a wild ride for rate shoppers. Early in the week, mortgage rates spiked. Eurozone leaders expressed optimism that a de...
10/31/2011
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