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What Rising Interest Rates and Economic Shifts Mean for Your Refinance Plans in 2025

If you have been keeping an eye on mortgage rates lately, you are not alone. Here in the mortgage world, interest rates are the topic of conversation at every event, every training, and honestly...

30-Year Fixed Rates Jump to 7.07%: What You Need to Know Today

If you have been watching mortgage rates lately, today brought some news that might have caught your attention. As someone who has been helping families finance their homes for 25 years across 32...

Ugly Snowball Selling Thanks to Oil and Inflation Data: What It Means for Your Mortgage

If you have been watching the financial markets lately, you probably noticed things got pretty ugly. As someone who has spent over a decade helping clients navigate the mortgage landscape, I can tell...

Paradoxical Rally in Bonds Thanks to Higher Fed Hike Odds: What It Means for Mortgage Rates

After more than three decades in the mortgage industry, I have learned that financial markets rarely behave the way most people expect them to. Today is a perfect example of that reality, and I want...

Mortgage Market Analysis: AI Tools, Prepayment Trends, and What Inflation Means for Your Refinance Strategy

Twenty-five years ago this week, the world changed forever. Those of us who were working in financial services during that time carry those memories with us. I knew colleagues in the mortgage-backed...

Refi Demand Declining Even Before Most Recent Rate Spike: What This Means for Homeowners

If you have been thinking about refinancing your home, you are probably watching the mortgage market closely right now. And if you have been hesitating, waiting for that perfect moment to pull the...

Existing Home Sales Dip Below 4 Million as Inventory Builds: What This Means for Refinancing

Hey there, thanks for stopping by! If you have been keeping an eye on the housing market lately, you have probably noticed some interesting shifts happening. August brought us some news that has a lot...

Mortgage Rates Held Steady Most of Friday Before Late-Day Increase: What Refinance Borrowers Need to Know

Happy Monday, everyone! Johnnie Bazemore here, and I want to take a few minutes to break down what happened with mortgage rates at the end of last week. If you have been watching the market closely or...

AM Rally Completely Erased By The Close: What Today’s Bond Market Reversal Means For Your Mortgage

Well, that was quite a ride today in the bond market. If you caught the early morning action, you might have felt a glimmer of hope watching bonds rally right out of the gate. But if you blinked, you...