Why are mortgage rates rising when they should be falling?

Why are mortgage rates rising when they should be falling?

The chart above is very surprising.  When the market is predicting a slowdown or a recession, gold typically rises and treasuries also rise, typically in tandem.  The exact opposite is happening now as bond prices are falling and yields are rapidly increasing in the...
39% drop in real estate refinancing; Denver drops 44%

39% drop in real estate refinancing; Denver drops 44%

Mortgage rates for a 30-year mortgage bottomed our around 3.4% in July of July of 2016.  Rates recently broke through the 5% mark and the 10-year treasury just hit a 7-year high.  At the same time Well’s Fargo announced it was laying off over 600 mortgage workers and...