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Perfectly Acceptable Conclusion to a Potentially Volatile Week: What It Means for Your Mortgage

After nearly two decades in the mortgage industry, I have learned that weeks like this one remind us why staying calm and informed matters so much. When Wednesday afternoon brought a significant...

Bonds Starting Weaker Despite Lower Oil and EU Bond Recovery: What It Means for Mortgage Rates

Happy Monday, everyone! Christina Girgis here, and I have to say, the bond market is keeping us on our toes this week. If you have been following along with mortgage news or are thinking about...

Mortgage Rates Bounce Back Toward Recent Highs: What Refinance Borrowers Need to Know

After more than two decades in the mortgage industry, I have learned that markets rarely move in straight lines. This week is a perfect example. Just when it seemed like rates were catching a break...

What’s Up With Bonds Decoupling From Oil and What It Means for Your Mortgage

If you have been keeping an eye on the mortgage market lately, you might have noticed something a little unusual happening. The typical patterns we rely on to predict rate movements seem to be taking...

Re-Coupling and Range Consolidation: What Today’s Bond Market Movement Means for Mortgage Rates

If you have been watching the financial markets lately, you might have noticed something interesting happening. After a brief period where bond yields seemed to be moving independently from oil...

Rates Hold Mostly Steady Despite Bond Market Improvement: What Refinance Borrowers Need to Know

After nearly two decades in the mortgage industry, I have learned that the relationship between bond markets and mortgage rates is a bit like watching a California sunset. You know generally what to...

Mostly Sideways and Lacking Inspiration: What a Quiet Market Day Means for Homebuyers

Hey there, future homeowners and savvy investors! You know those days when the market just decides to take a nap? Tuesday was one of those days, and honestly, sometimes that is exactly what we need...

Quick Rally Toward Key Resistance Just Before The Open: What It Means for Mortgage Rates

There is nothing quite like watching a beautiful California sunset unfold in real time. The colors shift, the light changes, and just when you think it has reached its peak, something new happens...

Tech Stacks Matter, But Culture Drives Real Estate Brokerage Execution

After more than 20 years in this industry, I have watched countless real estate brokerages pour millions into technology platforms, promising their agents the latest CRM systems, automated marketing...