Blessings, curses, enigmas, paradoxes, etc... The state of home price appreciation in the U.S. is all of the above.  The ...

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) didn't publish updated weekly application numbers last week, which meant that this ...

Today's ISM Manufacturing report was the only top tier economic data this week.  While we wouldn't say it was "strong" by any ...

Hello 2025, goodbye 2024. It’s been 50 years since Jaws or Godfather Part 2 were on the screens. A half a century since Kung ...

Bonds were steadily stronger overnight, both in Asia and Europe.  10yr yields and MBS had both fully erased Tuesday's losses ...

The last time mortgage rates were moving with any sense of urgency was in the days surround the Fed's rate cut on December 18th. Incidentally, that movement was sharply higher, which is just as likely ...

Besides being enthralled with Tiger King and My Octopus Teacher four years ago, what do AL, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, MD, MA, NJ, ...

Major holidays typically involve a full day market closure along with an "early close" on an adjacent day.  This matters to ...

Year-End Trading. No Big Deal Bonds started stronger but lost ground quickly and inexplicably starting around 10:30am ET.

The day begins with MBS in slightly weaker territory while Treasuries are slightly stronger.  The discrepancy isn't really ...

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) releases monthly reports on both existing and pending home sales. The latter ...

Feel Free to Enjoy The Rally, But Don't Read Too Much Into It Bonds improved somewhat significantly in overnight trading and ...