We’ve all heard the saying, “The truth hurts.” But in the world of mortgage rates, sometimes the truth actually stings. For met at least… If you’ve been following the weekly Honey vs. Sting series, you know the drill: if mortgage…
For those following along with my “Sting vs. Honey” series… we’re on a bit of a sweet streak right now. Mortgage rates improved again this week — bringing them back to their lowest levels in about a month. And if…
The entire month of March pushed mortgage rates higher. It felt like week after week of steady pressure with very little relief. But so far… April has been a different story. Things have calmed down. What Moved Rates This Week?…
If you’ve been watching the housing market lately, you know it’s felt a bit like walking through a swarm of bees—lots of buzzing, a fair amount of stings, and not a lot of “sweetness.” But this week, for the first…
If you’ve been watching the news lately, you know that mortgage rates have been a bit… painful. This week, they took another turn for the worse. And since I know my clients are feeling that “sting” in their monthly payments,…
🐝 The Sting of 2026: Why Mortgage Rates Just Hit a 6-Month High If you’ve seen my latest video, you know I’m willing to take a literal bee sting to make a point. While the physical sting was temporary, the…
In the world of home loans, we’ve had a bit of a “bee in our bonnet” lately as mortgage rates continue to fluctuate. If you’ve been watching the news, you might be wondering why rates are trending upward despite inflation…
For the past few weeks, mortgage rates have been behaving pretty well. They gradually worked their way down to multi-year lows and, more importantly, they held those levels instead of immediately bouncing back up. That kind of stability doesn’t happen…
The news headlines are saying mortgage rates are the lowest they’ve been in over three years. And this time, they’re actually right. Over the past several months, mortgage rates have steadily improved and — just as importantly — they’ve been…
I went into this week, like I do most weeks, expecting mortgage rates to move. You know… up, down, sideways — something dramatic. Instead, we got something that has been pretty rare over the last few years: A calm market…
