Mortgage rates

Mortgage rates fell slightly across the board after the release of the Republican Party tax plan and the nomination of a new Federal Reserve chairman.

Home prices are up strongly both year-over-year and month-over-month, and nearly half of the nation's largest 50 markets are overvalued, according to CoreLogic.

Mortgage application activity was unchanged from one week earlier although rates came back down slightly from their four-month high, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

With the end of the summer home buying season, consumers were less optimistic that it was a good time to purchase or sell a home in October.

Mortgage rates were unchanged or up slightly this week even as the 10-year Treasury yield retreated from its recent gains, according to Freddie Mac.

Mortgage rates rose to their highest level since July, leading to a 2.6% decrease in loan applications from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage rates reached their highest level since July and are closing in on 4%, according to Freddie Mac.

Mortgage applications decreased 4.6% from one week earlier because of higher rates for conforming and government loans, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage rates ticked down for the first time in two weeks as the 10-year Treasury yield fell to its lowest point in October, according to Freddie Mac.

The percentage of refinance loans rose in September as interest rates dipped to a 2017 low, according to Ellie Mae.