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Cowen's Corner-Mortgage Market Update: A Full House and a Quiet Week for Rates

Apr 27, 2026

Greetings from Casa de Cowen. My heart is full and the chaos is real. Both kids were home for the weekend. Brendan did not travel to Pittsburgh with the team, so he is home, and Madison and Pete had a show at Morven Park last Sunday, so she came home as well. You do not realize how relaxing empty nesting is until they come back.Full Story

Cowen's Corner-Mortgage Market Update: You Get What You Pay For and a Better Week for Rates

Apr 13, 2026

Greetings from Casa de Cowen. In another edition of “you get what you pay for,” we decided this year to have someone cut our yard. There are better ways to spend our time. That said, I like a green, thick, weed-free lawn, so I still pay attention to how it is maintained.Full Story

Cowen's Corner-Mortgage Market Update: A Flat Tire Lesson and a Market Watching Inflation

Apr 06, 2026

Greetings from Casa de Cowen. I have known this for some time, but it became official last Friday. In many ways, I have failed as a parent. Not sure how it happened, but it is true. I got up last Friday and had a great walk with the dogs in the woods. Saw a bald eagle, and the woods are turning green quickly. Then came the dreaded 8:00 a.m. text from the boy, a picture of a flat tire on his car.​Full Story

Cowen's Corner-Mortgage Market Update: Cold Games in Boston and Conversations on ARMs

Mar 30, 2026

Greetings from Boston. I mentioned a few weeks back that I had finally come to terms with the fact that Brendan is closer to the end of his baseball career than the beginning, so I should enjoy the journey a little more. I am trying, but this weekend is testing me. Game-time temperature at Boston College last Friday was 44 degrees. Saturday, for a 2:00 p.m. start, it is 36. Brutal. Just brutal.​Full Story

Cowen's Corner-Mortgage Market Update: March Memories and a Shift in the Market

Mar 23, 2026

Good Morning from Casa de Cowen. It felt good to be home for a Friday baseball game and I got a little nostalgic about this time of year. I am about to date myself, but bear with me. My wife and I started dating in the fall of 1997. The MCI Center, now Capital One Arena, had just opened and that spring, spring of 1998, the first round of March Madness was held there. A few, or maybe more than a few, of my college buddies and I got tickets. This region played Thursday and Saturday.Full Story