TW Rate Report · Archive
Every weekly report, since September 25, 2026.
Each Friday, Taylor Weiner pulls the week's mortgage rates and market data from public sources (Freddie Mac, the Mortgage Bankers Association, the Federal Reserve, CME FedWatch, NAHB and others, all listed in each report) and scores the rate environment from 0 to 100. Every edition stays here, unchanged, so you can see how things moved week to week.
TW Rate Environment Score, as published
Week ending
Nov 6, 2026Published Mon Nov 9
Nov 6, 2026Published Mon Nov 9
The war premium finally cracked, and mortgage rates went with it.Latest
39Cautious
7.18%30-yr · −6 bps
Week ending
Oct 30, 2026Published Mon Nov 2
Oct 30, 2026Published Mon Nov 2
Mortgage rates fell for a second straight week, and it took a tech selloff to do it.
46Balanced
7.24%30-yr · −8 bps
Week ending
Oct 23, 2026Published Mon Oct 26
Oct 23, 2026Published Mon Oct 26
Mortgage rates fell for the first time since August, and the October rate hike all but vanished.
49Balanced
7.32%30-yr · −8 bps
Week ending
Oct 16, 2026Published Mon Oct 19
Oct 16, 2026Published Mon Oct 19
Inflation reaccelerated and oil went back above $100, and the bond market rallied anyway.
39Cautious
7.40%30-yr · unchanged
Week ending
Oct 9, 2026Published Mon Oct 12
Oct 9, 2026Published Mon Oct 12
Mortgage rates rose for a seventh straight week, but the bond market stopped going with them.
33Cautious
7.40%30-yr · +12 bps
Week ending
Oct 2, 2026Published Mon Oct 5
Oct 2, 2026Published Mon Oct 5
Mortgage rates hit a three-year high, and then the October rate hike died.
30Cautious
7.28%30-yr · +25 bps
Week ending
Sep 25, 2026Published Tue Sep 29
Sep 25, 2026Published Tue Sep 29
The bond market had its worst week of the year, but the outlook improved anyway.
41Balanced
7.03%30-yr · +8 bps
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