This week's biggest to-do in terms of economic reports was this morning's PCE inflation data.  The fact that the Fed just ...

“When a woman says, ‘What?’ it’s not because she didn’t hear you. It’s because she’s giving you a chance to change what you said.” Things are always a changin’. Now the press is ...

If anyone needed any further convincing that a Fed rate cut is no guarantee of lower mortgage rates, today is a great piece ...

Not as Bad as it Could Have Been After Wednesday's Fed-driven sell-off, it was unlikely if not impossible that bonds wouldn't ...

We received some anonymous feedback regarding recent rate commentary that serves as a good reminder that not everyone may be ...

Mortgage rates have been having a much calmer week compared to last week.  Monday brought a modest decline versus last Friday ...

Number progressions can be deceiving and surprising. Thank you to Eric D. who reminded me of “The Wheat and the Chessboard” ...

Fairly Uneventful Follow-Up to Fed Day Considering everything that transpired yesterday, today's follow-up was about as calm ...

Just in time for the big jump in interest rates seen after yesterday's Fed announcement, the latest Existing Home Sales data ...

The Census Bureau releases its report on New Residential Construction each month which offers 3 key metrics: building permits ...

Heading into the first part of December, mortgage rates were at their lowest levels in a month and a half.  Much of the ...

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo publish the Housing Market Index (HMI) each month. The ...