Sunrise Economix
16 2026 October
Inflation Came in Hot, but Rates Went Down?
Hot Inflation, Lower Mortgage Rates Sometimes the markets will throw you a curveball and act in an unexpected way. This week requires a deeper dive...
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09 2026 October
Markets Are Up in ARMs
Moving Beyond Early-2000s Products With mortgage rates ticking up to the highest level in several years, we are seeing increased interest in adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs)....
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02 2026 October
Do We Believe the BLS?
It was another rough week for mortgage rates. The 10-Year Treasury yields hit highs that haven’t been seen since 2002. This is despite some rate-friendly...
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25 2026 September
Memories of 2007
Wow. That is what I have to say about this week. We saw one of the fastest intra-week rises in the yield (rate) of the...
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18 2026 September
Fed Raises Rate, but Why?
Fed Rate Hike Context & Impact This has been a very volatile week for mortgage rates. Let’s talk about the big news item first: the...
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11 2026 September
25 Years of Remembrance
Each year that goes by, fewer people can say, “I remember how it was before the towers fell.” A new generation of real estate professionals...
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04 2026 September
Oops, BLS Does It Again
August Employment Report Beats Expectations Well, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) did it again to us on Friday, releasing an August Employment Report that...
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28 2026 August
Warsh Dumps Water on Rate Cut Hopes
Rate-Cut Hopes Fade Rate markets didn’t love what the Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Kevin Warsh had to say during his speech at the Jackson Hole...
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21 2026 August
Rates at Yearly Highs: Where Will They Go from Here?
Market Overview With Rates Near Yearly Highs The week ended with rates at almost the highest point in the past 12 months. Despite the recent soft...
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