Mortgage rates are higher today, leaving September as one of only 3 months this year with noticeable upward movement.
And today was an exception to that recent trend, but it’s tempered by the fact that yesterday’s gains were the best of the month.
The only downside is that the most prevalently-quoted conforming 30yr fixed rate for top tier borrowers remains 4.25% whereas it would have likely moved to 4.125% if rate went the other direction today.
These movement considerations may be small scale compared to what lies ahead. Several big tickets events are coming up in the second half of this week and they stand a good chance to increase the level of volatility.