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Mar 26, 2026 · 5:19 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire
The U.S. Census Bureau projects that 70% of net new homebuyers between now and 2050 will be Latino — a statistic that Century 21 CEO Mike Miedler said…
Read full article →Mar 25, 2026 · 6:55 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily
The past 24 hours have seen multiple news stories with seemingly contradictory updates regarding the state of the Iran war. There's a ceasefire. There's no…
Read full article →Mar 24, 2026 · 7:35 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily
March 2026 continues to be an unpleasant month for mortgage rates--a fact almost exclusively due to the Iran war. Even if the war were to end today, there's…
Read full article →Mar 23, 2026 · 7:34 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily
Mortgage rates are dictated by bonds and bonds had a volatile day. During overnight trading hours, bonds suggested we should brace for the impact of even…
Read full article →Mar 20, 2026 · 6:53 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily
After hitting 5.99% as recently as February 27th, top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rates are back over 6.5% for the average lender today--the highest they've…
Read full article →Mar 19, 2026 · 6:44 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily
Mortgage rates hit 7-month highs last Friday, but recovered fairly nicely on the first two days of the present week. The past 2 days have been a bit rough,…
Read full article →Mar 18, 2026 · 9:06 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily
Mortgage rates got hit 3 times on Wednesday, with the net effect being a move back up to the highest levels in several months. The average lender isn't…
Read full article →Mar 17, 2026 · 7:07 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily
It was a fairly uneventful day for mortgage rates, but also a fairly decent one. The underlying bond market made modest gains even without meaningful cues…
Read full article →Mar 16, 2026 · 6:51 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily
Mortgage rates are based on bonds, and bonds spent last week bracing for the impact of higher energy prices. In the bond world, higher inflation begets…
Read full article →Mar 13, 2026 · 6:12 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily
March hasn't been a great month for mortgage rates and the past 3 days have been particularly bad. During that time, our daily rate index went from 6.09% on…
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