by Calculated Risk on 1/01/2025 08:18:00 PM

Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.

Mortgage rates as of Monday (a little lower on Tuesday).

Thursday:
• At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release two weeks of results for the mortgage purchase applications index.

• At 8:30 AM, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for an increase to 223 thousand from 219 thousand last week.

• At 10:00 AM, Construction Spending for November. The consensus is for a 0.3% increase in construction spending.