by Calculated Risk on 8/18/2025 08:31:00 PM
From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Rates Trickle to Another Higher Low
Mortgage rates are as high as they’ve been on almost any other day this month. You’d have to go back to August 1st to see anything higher. On the other hand, rates are still noticeably lower than almost any other day of the past 10 months. It’s really only the past 2 weeks that have been any better and the gap between recent highs and lows is very small. [30 year fixed 6.59%]
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Tuesday:
• At 8:30 AM ET, Housing Starts for July. The consensus is for 1.300 million SAAR, down from 1.321 million SAAR in June.
• At 10:00 AM, State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) for July 2025