Mortgage rates

The mortgage market had already priced the Federal Open Market Committee's 25-basis-point hike into its rates so there was little change, according to Freddie Mac.

Mortgage rates ticked up this week, but a larger rise is possible next week depending on what Congress does about tax reform and the budget.

Mortgage rates moved lower this week, but strong economic data and comments by the outgoing Federal Reserve chair left many anticipating higher rates, according to Freddie Mac.

Consumer house-buying power, measuring how much one can purchase based on changes in income and interest rates, fell 2.1% year-over-year, but increased by 1.3% from the month prior, according to First American Financial Corp.

Federal Reserve officials meeting earlier this month saw an interest-rate increase in the near term even as divisions persisted over the policy path forward amid tepid inflation.

Mortgage rates ticked down this week after previously hitting their highest level since July, according to Freddie Mac.

Mortgage rates moved to their highest mark since July and the 10-year Treasury yield ticked up 6 basis points, according to Freddie Mac.

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.

Mortgage applications increased 3.6% from one week earlier even though rates remained mostly flat during the period, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's guarantee fee pricing last year kept the playing field fairly level for different-sized lenders.

Mortgage rates posted their biggest week-over-week increase since July and the 10-year Treasury yield also rose, according to Freddie Mac.