Mortgage rates held relatively steady this week, hovering in the low-to-mid 6% range, with the average 30-year fixed rate sitting around 6.2% to 6.4%. What’s driving that stability? The 10-year Treasury yield has stayed contained around 4.1% to 4.2% Inflation data is showing gradual improvement, but not enough yet for aggressive rate cuts The market…

Rates Hold Near Recent Levels as Florida Heads Into Peak Spring Activity The Big Picture — Mortgage Rates This Week Mortgage rates remained above the 6% level this week, with modest movement but no major shift. The average fixed rate 3o-year is at 6.38 up from 6 at the beginning of the conflict. After dipping…

Rates Moved Up Slightly, but Florida Housing Activity Is Still Building The Big Picture The cleanest weekly benchmark we have is Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey, which showed the average 30-year fixed at 6.11% for the week ending March 12, 2026, up from 6.00% the week before. A year earlier, that same survey was…

Mortgage Rates Hold Near 6% as Spring Housing Activity Builds The Big Picture — Mortgage Rates This Week Mortgage rates continued to hover above the 6% level this week, with only modest movement day to day after the initial jolt of the conflict in the Middle East. Compared to the sharp swings we experienced over…

Homeowners across Palm Beach County, Broward County, and South Florida are increasingly exploring how home equity can support retirement planning. “Many homeowners searching online for how a reverse mortgage works are surprised to learn…” For many homeowners, the largest financial asset they own isn’t a retirement account—it’s their home. After decades of making mortgage payments…

Rates Remain Near 6% as Spring Activity Begins to Build The Big Picture — Mortgage Rates This Week Mortgage rates remained near the 6% level again this week, continuing the pattern of stability we’ve seen through much of February and into early March. The War in Iran has affected rates negatively but minimally approximately 30…

Rates Stay Near 6% as Florida Moves Into a More Strategic Spring Market The Big Picture — Mortgage Rates This Week Mortgage rates remained close to 6% again this week, with only minor movement. There has been no dramatic shift — and that’s the story. The 30-year fixed has been trading in a relatively tight…

A Stable Rate Environment Meets a More Negotiable Florida Market The Big Picture — Mortgage Rates This Week Mortgage rates remained right around 6% this week, with very modest movement day to day. We are not seeing dramatic improvement, but we are also not seeing volatility. Compared to the sharp swings of 2023 and 2024,…

Mortgage Rates Edge Lower as Inventory Builds Across Florida The Big Picture — Rates This Week Mortgage rates moved slightly lower this week. According to Freddie Mac’s most recent survey data, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate is sitting just above 6%, down modestly from recent weeks and meaningfully lower than where we were a…

A Calmer Mortgage Market Is Allowing Buyers and Sellers to Think Clearly Again The Big Picture Mortgage rates remained close to 6% this past week, with very little movement day to day. The real story isn’t whether rates moved a few basis points — it’s that the sharp swings we lived through over the last…