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After rising somewhat sharply, mortgage rates started to come back down last week. However, lower mortgage pricing had little effect on buyer activity.

Total mortgage application volume fell nearly 3 percent

If the adage about rising tides lifting all boats is true, then it comes as no surprise that rising incomes have been helping to offset recent increases in mortgage rates,

In today’s mortgage market update, we’ll look at how rates are trending and which economic developments could impact the direction rates take in the future. Before we dive in to

Sales prices for homes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area reached a new high in March.

According to a recent article from DallasNews.com, a division of The Dallas Morning News, the median

The United States is facing a troubling trend. Skilled tradesmen and women are at their most lacking ever, according to recent data from the Manpower Group. These include welders, electricians,

In our latest Mortgage Market Update, we’ll see how mortgage rates are trending and predict how they may change in the coming days.

But first, let’s review how mortgage rates move

In this week’s Mortgage Market Update, we see rates trending higher while political and economic issues take center stage.

Before we look at the forecast, let’s briefly review how mortgage rates

It’s a great time to be a seller, but not such a thrill being a rookie buyer. Quickly rising home prices and the shortage of existing homes on the market

Sales of existing homes in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro jumped 10 percent in February 2018 from a year earlier, reaching a record high for the North Texas area.

According to a

In this week’s Mortgage Market Update, we see why rates are currently trending higher and how uncertainty in key economic factors could signal higher volatility in the coming days. But