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Nobody told first time homebuyers that buying a house also means becoming an amateur economist. 😄 Oil prices. Fed policy. Inflation data. Bond yields. Welcome to the club. We'll help you make sense of it all 👉 hsh.com/first-time-hom…

🎉 Fun fact for Monday: A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus. 🪐 It takes Venus 243 Earth days to rotate once but only 225 days to orbit the sun. Waiting for mortgage rates to drop can feel about the same. 😄 Happy Monday! hsh.com

🔮 Where are mortgage rates headed over the next 9 weeks? HSH's latest forecast expects the 30-year fixed to run between 6.10% and 6.52% through early July — with rates more likely to trend toward the higher end of that range than the lower. The wildcard? Oil prices and Middle East tensions. A resolution could bring relief. An escalation could push rates higher. Either way — we've done the analysis so you don't have to 👉 hsh.com/2month4cast.ht…

👀 Big week at the Federal Reserve: A full Senate vote is expected this week to confirm Kevin Warsh as the new Fed Chair, with him potentially taking the reins as early as May 15th. What does that mean for mortgage rates? The new chair may favor lower rates — but with inflation still running hot, his hands may be tied for now. We're watching it closely 👉 hsh.com

🏠 Mortgage Rate Check | May 12, 2026 Per Freddie Mac's latest weekly survey: 📊 30-year fixed: 6.37%📊 15-year fixed: 5.72% Rates have been rangebound in the low-to-mid 6% range — and experts suggest that's likely where they'll stay for a while. Know your numbers 👉 hsh.com

🎉 Fun fact to start your week: Cleopatra lived closer in time to the moon landing than to the construction of the Great Pyramid. 🤯 The Great Pyramid: built around 2560 BC Cleopatra: born 69 BC Moon landing: 1969 AD Your brain is broken now. You're welcome. Happy Monday! 😄

Hot take for Monday morning ☕ The "perfect time" to buy a house doesn't exist. There was no perfect time in 2021. There was no perfect time in 2023. There's no perfect time now. There's only YOUR time, when the numbers work for YOU. We'll help you figure that out 👉 hsh.com/how-much-house…

📰 What's driving mortgage rates right now? Oil prices are climbing due to ongoing Middle East tensions, stoking inflation fears and keeping upward pressure on mortgage rates. (Yahoo Finance) Most experts expect rates to stay in the 6.3%-6.5% range for now, with any meaningful relief potentially coming later in the year if inflation cools. (U.S. News & World Report) Translation: don't wait for a dramatic drop. Work with what's here. 👉 hsh.com

🏠 Mortgage Rate Check | May 11, 2026 Happy Monday! Here's where we stand per Freddie Mac's latest weekly survey: 📊 30-year fixed: 6.37%📊 15-year fixed: 5.72% Rates nudged up last week but are still nearly 40 basis points below where they were a year ago. Spring buying season is in full swing — know your numbers 👉 hsh.com

Sunday reminder: Somewhere out there a guy is absolutely CONVINCED he can fix that thing around the house himself. 🔧 He cannot. 😄 Happy Sunday! 🏠 hsh.com/advisor/what-d…

To every mom who turned a house into a home: The one who knew exactly which drawer the batteries were in, which step creaked at night, and how to make any space feel safe and loved. Happy Mother's Day from all of us at HSH. 🏡❤️ hsh.com

🎉 Fun fact: The average person makes about 35,000 decisions every day. And yet somehow "what's for dinner?" still takes 45 minutes to figure out. 😄 Happy Saturday! hsh.com

🎉 Fun fact: A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance." A group of people waiting for mortgage rates to drop below 5% is called a "waiting room." 😄 Happy Friday! hsh.com

Friday mortgage reality check 📋 ✅ Rates are higher than last week ✅ Home prices are still elevated ✅ Your coworker who bought in 2021 at 2.75% will not stop talking about it The market isn't perfect. But it's Friday and you deserve a house. 🏠😄 hsh.com

📰 Good news buried in this week's housing data: New-home sales are up, median new-home prices have dropped to their lowest level since July 2021, and inventory is higher than it's been in years. Rates ticked up this week, but the overall picture for spring buyers is actually improving. More homes, lower prices, and a market finally finding balance. Stay ahead of it 👉 hsh.com

🏠 Mortgage Rate Check | May 8, 2026 Fresh numbers from Freddie Mac this week: 📊 30-year fixed: 6.37% (up from 6.30% last week) 📊 15-year fixed: 5.72% (up from 5.64% last week) The silver lining? A year ago rates were averaging 6.76%, so buyers are still in a better spot than they were 12 months ago. (Fortune) Run your numbers 👉 hsh.com

New homeowner week 1: "I love this house! 🏡" New homeowner week 3: "The furnace makes a weird noise, the gutters are full, and something is leaking." 😰 Nobody warns you about the MAINTENANCE budget. We did. 👉 hsh.com/homeowner/home…

🎉 On this day in 1915, the RMS Lusitania set sail on its final voyage from New York. It was carrying 1,959 passengers and crew. Probably not a single one checked current mortgage rates first. Happy Thursday! 😄 Visit us at: hsh.com

The mortgage rate cycle, explained: 📉 Rates drop slightly → "Now's the time to buy!" 📈 Rates tick up → "Wait for them to drop again!" 📉 Rates drop again → "But what if they drop MORE?" 🏠 Three years later → still waiting. At some point you just have to go for it. 😄 Check out our first time home buyer guide & let HSH.com help! hsh.com/first-time-hom…

Politicians on both sides of the aisle agree: housing is unaffordable and something must be done. 🤝 They've been agreeing on this since 2008. Meanwhile the 30-year fixed is at 6.30% and a starter home costs $400,000. 😬 Good thing they're on it. 🏠 Come check out someone you can trust. HSH, THE trusted mortgage resource since 1979: hsh.com