Posted To: Mortgage Rate WatchBe careful what you read–or perhaps, who you trust–about mortgage rates today. There’s a lot of misinformation out there. Don’t be mad. No one is out to get you. No one is out to intentionally deceive you (at least not when it comes to today’s mortgage rate news. Rather, the misinformation is a byproduct of a few unfortunate realities that we contend with on a regular basis. The first reality is that Freddie Mac’s weekly rate survey is widely relied upon by media outlets. There’s nothing wrong with Freddie’s data as long as you understand what you’re getting. It is a stale, loosely accurate report of what a few lenders are offering on a few days of any given week. Over time (preferably, a LONG time), it does a nearly perfect job of capturing the ups and down in mortgage rates. The problem…(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.
Mortgage Rate Misinformation Run Amok!
