mortgage rates

Weekly Notes — September 26, 2026

The stock market had a quiet week. The Dow finished up 0.28 percent, the S&P 500 up 1.21 percent and the Nasdaq up 2.06 percent. Mortgage rates did not have a quiet week. I do not know if that is…

September 26, 2026

Money and Inspiration Weekly Notes card for September 5, 2026, covering mortgage rates rising during the Iran conflict and a revised jobs report.

Weekly Notes — September 5, 2026

It is Friday night and I am working to get this post published. Tomorrow is the start of all the big college football games. I am excited to watch my Georgia Bulldogs. They are mine…… not because I graduated from…

September 5, 2026

Pre-dawn city skyline at blue hour with a glowing line resembling a market chart rising across the sky, viewed from a high-rise office window.

Why Your Mortgage Rate Doesn’t Move When the Fed Does

I have gotten to the office early my entire working life. First one in, every job I have ever held, because I get a lot done before the world wakes up and I have never needed much sleep. I am…

June 5, 2026