Mortgage rates increased on Thursday for the second week in a row, on the heels of June inflation data that showed consumer prices surging to a four-month high. The average rate on 30-year fixed home ...

Freddie Mac released data on Thursday with the headline “Mortgage Rates Tumble” adding that “as rates continue to drop, the number of homeowners who have the opportunity to refinance is expanding. In ...

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Mortgage borrowers received long-awaited good news in September when the Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate for the first time in 2025. Even before the Fed's decision, though, the market ...

Caroline Basile is Forbes Advisor’s student loans and mortgages deputy editor. With experience in both the mortgage industry and as a journalist, she was previously an editor with HousingWire, where ...

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Mortgage rates decreased again on Thursday, reaching a new 11-month low, a day after the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate for the first time in nine months, as was widely expected.

MBA forecast says mortgage rates will stay above 6% despite Fed rate cuts and cooling inflation. Money; Getty Images If you’re waiting for mortgage rates to noticeably fall, don’t hold your breath.

With mortgage rates falling so precipitously, is now the time to buy a new home? Why Are Mortgage Rates Falling? While America’s current employment slowdown is unfortunate (with job reports over the ...

For most people, the prime reason to refinance a mortgage is to lower their interest rate and monthly payments. So, when mortgage rates dipped to record low levels early in the coronavirus pandemic, ...

As a former financial advisor and mortgage broker, I taught clients to pay extra on their mortgages to achieve debt freedom faster. It seemed like common sense—why pay all that interest to the bank ...