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MARKET ADVANTAGE


Market Advantage delivers early insight into U.S. mortgage trends by analyzing real-time rate lock data from the Optimal Blue® PPE – the industry’s most widely used product, pricing, and eligibility engine.

• Direct-source rate lock data from the Optimal Blue PPE

• Covers over one-third of U.S. mortgages

• Exclusive origination and secondary market insights

• Trusted by media and housing professionals

• Modern technology. Proven results.

The Market Advantage report offers a complete lens into the drivers of lending profitability – helping lenders make smarter, more connected decisions across the capital markets life cycle.

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Market Advantage Overview

How Market Advantage Data Comes Together


In this overview, Mike Vough, senior vice president of corporate strategy, and Brennan O’Connell, director of data solutions, explain how Market Advantage connects rate lock data with secondary market insights to reflect changing mortgage market conditions.

Access Past Market Advantage Reports

Browse the archive below to access past Market Advantage reports, each offering monthly data sourced directly from the Optimal Blue end-to-end capital markets platform.

June 2026 Market Advantage | Released July 9, 2026

May 2026 Market Advantage | Released June 9, 2026

April 2026 Market Advantage | Released May 12, 2026

March 2026 Market Advantage | Released April 14, 2026

February 2026 Market Advantage | Released March 11, 2026

January 2026 Market Advantage | Released February 10, 2026

December 2025 Market Advantage | Released January 13, 2026