Many renters and homeowners with high mortgage rates have been waiting for lower rates so they can either buy a home or ...

Americans shopping for a mortgage may want to hold tight for now. At its July 30 meeting, the Federal Reserve did not deliver ...

Home sales continue to stagnate amid persistent affordability challenges. Mortgage rates in the United States have edged down ...

Since early June, however, homebuyers have gotten some relief, with the flagship mortgage rate average moving further and ...

The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans registered 6.74% for the week ending July 24, down just barely from 6.75% last ...

Economists generally expect the average rate on a 30-year mortgage to remain above 6% this year. Recent forecasts by ...

Federal Reserve Rates and How They Impact Mortgage Rates While the nation’s central bank doesn’t directly set mortgage rates, it does play a role. The federal funds rate, which is set by the ...

Despite unprecedented public needling from President Donald Trump to lower interest rates, the Federal Reserve board stood ...

Mortgage rates have moved in the opposite direction eight times. They’ve moved in the same direction seven times, but with a difference of at least 25 basis points. (25 basis points = ¼ of 1% ...

They have, however, erased that decline after the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose to a 5-1/2-month high recently. Mortgage rates track the 10-year note.