The Buzzkill Week: No Honey, Just Sting (and a Snooze-Fest Fed)
Well, another week has come and gone, and I’m still staring at this jar of honey like it’s a relic from a forgotten era of low rates. Honestly, I’m starting…
The “Sting” of Rising Rates: What’s Pushing Mortgages Higher This Week?
They say the truth hurts. In the mortgage world, sometimes it literally stings. If you’ve been following my “Honey vs. Sting” updates, you know the deal: when the market is…
The Sting vs. The Honey: A Realistic Look at Mortgage Rates This Week
Remember last week? We were riding high on the excitement of significantly lower mortgage rates. It felt like the market had finally turned a corner. Well, let this week serve…
Mortgage Rates Nearly Hit 3-Year Low: What Trump’s $200 Billion Move Means for Homebuyers
It’s a honey week. And if you’ve been following my weekly mortgage rate updates, you know that’s great news for anyone looking to buy or refinance a home. But this…
Mortgage Rates Update: Technically a Sting Week… But Barely
📹 Watch the full update here: https://youtube.com/shorts/25PnjQX6ses Nothing really happened this week in the mortgage world. Well… the calendar did flip to a new year. But with the markets officially…
Mortgage Rates Update: A Honey Week 🍯
This week brought a welcome break from the recent volatility in mortgage rates—a true honey week. Both the jobs report and the inflation report came in weaker than expected. Under…
Fed Rate Cut… But Mortgage Rates Went Up? Here’s Why
This week’s Federal Reserve meeting left a lot of people confused — and understandably so. The Fed cut its rate, yet mortgage rates actually ended the week higher than where…
🐝 This Week’s Mortgage Buzz: A Weather Delay, a Few Bees… and a Small Sting
I normally film these updates on Friday, but this week I had to wait for the weather to clear so I could safely open the hive and gather a few…
Honey vs. Sting Weekly Mortgage Update: Did the Jobs Report Finally Give Us a Break?
https://youtube.com/shorts/w1bxo8b66gs This week brought a long-awaited dose of clarity after the recent government shutdown delayed several key economic reports. With operations reopened, we finally received the September jobs report—a release…
Rate Watch — Why Rates Are Up This Week (And What Buyers & Refinancers Should Know)
https://youtube.com/shorts/kOS4f7C2xAs 1. What’s happening — Rates are rising This week, we saw mortgage interest rates move higher. The core reason: recent government reopening efforts are writing larger checks into the…
🐝 The Mortgage Buzz – It’s Another Sting Week (Nov 7, 2025)
This week brought a rare rush of fresh data — and it packed a punch.After several quiet weeks, the bond market finally got a wave of reports that shook things…
🐝 The Fed Cut Rates… So Why Did Mortgage Rates Go Up?
https://youtube.com/shorts/UggeknvRl6g 🏦 The Fed Delivered a Cut… But the Market Didn’t Blink This week, the Federal Reserve followed through with another rate cut — something nearly everyone in the market…
