Mortgage rates have seen a fair amount of volatility so far this week, dropping quickly on Tuesday and moving in the opposite direction since then.  Between yesterday and today, that big drop from earlier in the week has been completely erased.  The result is an average conventional 30yr fixed rate that's right in line with those seen on Monday.  Unfortunately, that also means today's rates are in line with their highest levels of the past 3 weeks.  You'd have to go back to November 14th to see anything higher.

The broader, relative range continues to offer good perspective.  The average lender is still easily under 4% for top tier 30yr fixed scenarios.  Perhaps even more reassuring is the fact that the gap between the highs and lows over this 3 week period is an eighth of a percentage point at most.  We've seen that much movement on individual DAYS at times.  Point being: rates are only truly volatile if we're examining day to day movement.  In the bigger picture, they're still pretty stable and fairly close to long-term lows.