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| Appraisal Review, Equity, QC Tools; Jumbo Competition, Microsoft News Implications? STRATMOR Tech Survey | ||
| 10/27/2026 10:30 AM | ||
| The ancient Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu said, “Sometimes the best victory is the battle that was not fought.” In a shrinking residential market there are a lot of potential battles, for example: “Rob, are you hearing that some IMBs are not charging an origination fee or putting caps on LO comp for jumbo loans?” Of course, especially if the independ...Read More | ||
| Mostly Consolidating Ahead of Fed. Some Pressure From Neocloud Bounce | ||
| 10/27/2026 9:07 AM | ||
| "Neocloud" has entered the commentary. This is shorthand for the market segment in which Coreweave operates. Neocloud companies have been the epicenter of recent concerns in tech that have helped fuel the mid October bond rally. Their negative momentum leveled off last Thursday--the same time bond yields bottomed. Neocloud stocks are up ...Read More | ||
| Bonds Hold Ground Despite Some Healing in Tech | ||
| 10/26/2026 3:15 PM | ||
| Bonds Hold Ground Despite Some Healing in Tech Monday was exceptionally uneventful for the bond market--as is more often than not the case for data-free Mondays without any other major developments. There were some minor developments though. Tech stocks bounced back a bit, closing at their best level since ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Hold Steady Over The Weekend | ||
| 10/26/2026 2:43 PM | ||
| It was an uneventful day for mortgage rates, which is just the sort of thing you want to see when the average lender is just a hair above the lowest levels in more than a month. There were no significant economic reports or other market developments that caused any major volatility for rates/bonds. The dominant theme, of late, has been investor ro...Read More | ||
| Equity, Reverse, Non-Agency, UAD 3.6 Products; What"s Ahead in Capital Markets? | ||
| 10/26/2026 10:19 AM | ||
| Lender and Broker Products, Services, and Software Manual document reviews, repeated data entry and time-consuming “stare and compare” tasks slow down back-office processes. ICE Aurora is an enterprise mortgage AI solution that helps lenders and servicers move from manual, fragmented steps to more connected, AI-supported workflows. This allows mo...Read More | ||
| Slightly Stronger Start, But Generally Sideways and "Waiting" | ||
| 10/26/2026 8:46 AM | ||
| Bonds are technically just a hair stronger this morning, but in the slightly bigger picture, nothing has happened yet this week (not that we"d expect that to be the case before 10am on a Monday). The tech stock narrative that precipitated a sharp bond rally last Thursday continues to consolidate in a sideways pattern. Bonds are doing the same. Both...Read More | ||
| Slightly Weaker, But Much Stronger on The Week | ||
| 10/23/2026 2:53 PM | ||
| Slightly Weaker, But Much Stronger on The Week Friday was calm and sideways in the bigger picture. Sure, a 4+ bp increase in 10yr yields and an MBS decline of just over an eighth of a point might sound somewhat unpleasant on the average day, but considering we saw 4 times as much movement in the other, frie...Read More | ||
| Modest Uptick in Rates But Still Near 1-Month Lows | ||
| 10/23/2026 2:02 PM | ||
| Yesterday was an exciting day for rates with the lowest levels since September 23rd and a fairly brisk decline versus the previous day. Today? Fairly boring by comparison. Rates were technically a hair higher, which isn"t too surprising given the prevailing motivations in the tech sector. Yesterday"s rate rally coincided with heavy selling i...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Applications Aren"t Ready to Rebound Just Yet | ||
| 10/23/2026 1:56 PM | ||
| Mortgage applications continued to decline even as mortgage rates finally moved lower. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported a 5.3% drop in total application volume for the week ending October 16, despite the first weekly decline in mortgage rates in more than two months. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 7.41% from 7.5...Read More | ||
| Building Permits Hold Steady Despite Slide in Housing Starts | ||
| 10/23/2026 1:50 PM | ||
| Residential construction failed to find even footing in September, with housing starts declining and single-family building permits pulling back, while total permits held nearly steady and completions edged higher. This week"s Census Bureau data highlights weakness in new construction, particularly on the single-family side, while starts and comple...Read More | ||