Recent Newsletters from Philip Bennett http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/rss Mortgage rates made it to their lowest levels in a month this week, once again getting a helping hand from trouble in the tech sector. http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6adbc7673e5225979166d723?s=rs 6adbc7673e5225979166d723 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:45:27 GMT Mortgage rates just had their best week since late March, despite inflation reports that normally would have pushed them higher. http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6ad297b03e522597916490c8?s=rs 6ad297b03e522597916490c8 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:31:28 GMT Mortgage rates had their best week in a while, falling to the lowest levels in 2 weeks. Most of the recent increase is still intact, but investors showed more interest in buying bonds, which helps push mortgage rates lower. http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6ac959713e52259791624b07?s=rs 6ac959713e52259791624b07 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:15:29 GMT This one is going to frustrate a lot of rate watchers. http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6ac020933e522597916006d6?s=rs 6ac020933e522597916006d6 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:22:27 GMT At 9:44am ET on Wednesday, this week's rate story was mostly about waiting for next week's economic data. At 9:45, an unlikely report made the wait a lot more uncomfortable. http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6ab6fa763e522597915dc68a?s=rs 6ab6fa763e522597915dc68a Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:49:26 GMT It's a common refrain in this newsletter: The Fed does not hike/cut mortgage rates and the two can often move in opposite directions in the short-term. http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6aada8ff3e522597915b7a5f?s=rs 6aada8ff3e522597915b7a5f Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:11:27 GMT Mortgage rates moved sharply higher this week, ultimately reaching their highest levels since early 2025. Most of the damage took place on Wednesday and Thursday, but Friday ultimately made things slightly worse. The average top-tier 30yr fixed rate rose almost a quarter of a percent in total. http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6aa470233e5225979159331d?s=rs 6aa470233e5225979159331d Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:18:27 GMT Mortgage rates hit their highest level since June 2025 this week. While that milestone sounds ominous, it was the product of gradual movement and logical motivations. http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6a9b2e9b3e5225979156ec0d?s=rs 6a9b2e9b3e5225979156ec0d Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:48:27 GMT Mortgage rates were on track for a fairly uneventful week until Friday morning, when a speech from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh triggered a sharp bond market sell-off. The average top-tier 30yr fixed rate jumped to its highest level in just over 3 weeks. http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6a91fa713e5225979154a05c?s=rs 6a91fa713e5225979154a05c Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:15:29 GMT http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6a88b4733e52259791525806?s=rs 6a88b4733e52259791525806 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:26:27 GMT Rates may still be elevated in a general sense, but by the end of the week, they were as low as they've been since July 17th. If we have one thing to thank, it was this week's inflation data. http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6a7f85333e522597915015a4?s=rs 6a7f85333e522597915015a4 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:14:27 GMT Mortgage rates moved lower almost every day this week with most of the help coming from war-related headlines and a last minute boost from the jobs report. http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6a7659005952ea6a6a2bcbe2?s=rs 6a7659005952ea6a6a2bcbe2 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:15:28 GMT If there's one thing to know about this week's rate movement is that it left us almost exactly where we were last Friday. How we got there felt a bit more dramatic at times. http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6a6d16ff5952ea6a6a2985dc?s=rs 6a6d16ff5952ea6a6a2985dc Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:43:27 GMT While the milestones may be significant, the underlying reasons for them remain simple. Oil is pushing rates higher. http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6a63ccd15952ea6a6a2735fc?s=rs 6a63ccd15952ea6a6a2735fc Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:36:33 GMT It was an eventful week for mortgage rates and the bond market, but ultimately a decent one. Monday's rates matched the highest levels in nearly a year, but by Friday, we were actually just a hair lower versus last Friday. Here's how we got there. http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6a5a8f7e5952ea6a6a24edd3?s=rs 6a5a8f7e5952ea6a6a24edd3 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:24:30 GMT For 3 months, they were almost inseparable. Then in June, they went their separate ways. Now oil and rates are back together following the end of the U.S./Iran ceasefire. http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6a5149855952ea6a6a229eae?s=rs 6a5149855952ea6a6a229eae Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:35:33 GMT Last week's newsletter flagged an uncommonly high level of quarter-end trading volatility as a key contributor to a surprise mid-week rate spike. We got another dose of that drama this week, but things calmed down by the end. http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6a46a77c5952ea6a6a200516?s=rs 6a46a77c5952ea6a6a200516 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:01:32 GMT This week offered a welcome reminder that not every improvement in mortgage rates requires a dramatic headline. http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6a3ee12bea04e5f65e925178?s=rs 6a3ee12bea04e5f65e925178 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:29:31 GMT Since March 1st, the Iran war has been the primary reason for movement and volatility in the bond market. Pre-war motivations were woefully muted. That changed a bit with the jobs report two weeks ago and it changed again with this week's Fed announcement. Thankfully, the damage was quickly reversed. http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6a344102ea04e5f65e8fb9b7?s=rs 6a344102ea04e5f65e8fb9b7 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:03:30 GMT Since late March, markets have had repeated opportunities to play deal or no deal when it comes to ending the Iran war. Sometimes we won. Sometimes we lost. This week's installment was touch and go, but ultimately a winner. http://mortgageratesupdate.com/bennett-capital-partners-mortgage-brokers/6a2c6f35ea04e5f65e8dc964?s=rs 6a2c6f35ea04e5f65e8dc964 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:42:29 GMT