Mortgage rates moved slightly higher today against the backdrop of the unique bond market conditions seen on Thanksgiving week. Bond markets underlie mortgage rates, and there's generally a certain level of participation that traders and mortgage lenders can count on. That participation wanes on major holiday weeks and the remaining players tend to behave a bit more conservatively. This is seen in the form of interest rates staying inside recent boundaries and mortgage lenders not getting too aggressive with pricing. Inside those boundaries, however, movement is far less predictable . After all, with fewer players in the game, each trader has a bigger say in the direction rates will move. If there are more bonds being sold than bought, regardless of the motivation, rates will move higher. This
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