The current average mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.05%, according to the Mortgage Research Center. The ...

The Federal Reserve's 25-basis-point rate cut in October — its second of 2025 — has started to ripple through the housing market. Mortgage rates, which have remained stubbornly high throughout most of ...

In a housing market shaped by higher borrowing costs, limited inventory, and persistent affordability challenges, the ...

Mortgage rates have been historic in their own right during the past few years. The average 30-year fixed rate reached an all-time record low of 2.65% in January 2021 before surging to 7.79% in ...

3% mortgage rates are unlikely to return soon. Current low-rate mortgages are causing a "locked-in" effect. Housing affordability remains a significant challenge, especially for first-time buyers.

It wasn't that long ago when the average mortgage interest rate was comfortably over 7%. In August 2023, for example, the average rate on a conventional 30-year term was 7.31%, marking the highest ...

Happy lowest-mortgage-rate-of-the-year day on this Halloween week! Mortgage rates are currently at a yearly low right before the Fed meets so the question is: will Fed Chair Jerome Powell ruin the ...

Explore current mortgage rates and what they mean for homebuyers ...

With average mortgage interest rates declining and some experts expecting further reductions in 2026, refinancing may make sense for some homeowners. Refinancing may make more financial sense for ...