08/10/2026
🏡 Mortgage Rate Update: Rates improved last week 👍
Mortgage rates moved lower after Friday’s jobs report showed a net loss of jobs. A weaker labor market makes it less likely that the Fed will need to raise its policy rate at next month’s meeting.
Could rates improve more this week? Possibly.
The biggest reports to watch are Wednesday’s CPI consumer inflation report and Thursday’s PPI wholesale inflation report. Both are expected to show that inflation cooled slightly in July.
If inflation comes in lower or close to expectations, that could help mortgage rates. Higher-than-expected inflation could push rates back up.
Oil prices are another wildcard. Continued increases could add to inflation concerns, while progress toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz could help oil prices fall and potentially benefit mortgage rates.
👉 If you’ve been waiting for rates to come down before buying or refinancing, remember that you don’t have to guess where rates are going next.
We can run the numbers based on today’s market, identify the rate or payment that would make sense for you, and then watch for that opportunity.
Send me a message if you’d like to know what the numbers look like for your situation.