Mortgage and Finance Insights Highest Existing Home Sales Since MarchModest Refi Surge Was Fun While it LastedHighest Building Permits Since February Despite Slower Housing StartsBuilder Confidence Remains Low, But Sales Expectations Are IncreasingMortgage Applications Surge (Relatively) as Rates Drop (Relatively) Mortgage Rates Recover Some of The Lost GroundIf You're Struggling to Understand This Week's Mortgage Rate Spike, This is For YouMortgage Rates Jump Abruptly Higher After The Fed's Rate CutMortgage Rates Effectively Unchanged Ahead of Fed AnnouncementMortgage Rates Start New Week With Some Hope