Mortgage Rates

Mortgage rates hold steady to start 2026

Incoming data will dictate future market movement after the typical holiday slowdown, experts say.

Key mortgage rate hits lowest level for 2025

The 30-year, fixed-rate average has fallen for the past three weeks.

30-year mortgage rate falls heading into holiday

The average for a fixed-rate loan was 6.18% as of Wednesday.

Mortgage rates edge lower on heels of job market, inflation data

The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.21% as of Thursday, according to Freddie Mac.

Some prospective borrowers are stepping back as year comes to end, Fed meeting sparks mortgage uncertainty

Applications for purchases and refinances declined this week.

Daily mortgage rates slip after Fed cut

But weekly numbers edge up slightly as the news comes as no surprise to the market.

Refinances resume upward momentum as mortgage rates decline

Lower FHA borrowing costs brought some homeowners off the sidelines, data from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows.

Mortgage rates fall again. Averages are half a point lower than a year ago.

All eyes are on the Federal Reserve ahead of next week's meeting.

Mortgage rates fall, but barely

Buyers should focus on other factors besides borrowing costs, analysts say.

Mortgage rates edge higher as markets await overdue government data

The 30-year, fixed-rate loan average increased to 6.26% as of Thursday.