After hitting a peak of 7.04% in January 2025, mortgage rates have retreated, but the decline has been sluggish, as rates ...

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. climbed to its highest level in eight weeks, a setback for home shoppers ...

Mortgage rates tend to fluctuate day by day. So if you’re planning to buy a home, it’s a good idea to keep a close watch on interest rates and weigh various mortgage options. One common type of ...

MBA vice president Joel Kan noted that three weeks of higher mortgage rates has cooled the pace of applications. While rates are still solidly down from where they were a year ago, some buyers may ...

Fear of a global recession prompted by Trump's tariffs have led to big swings in the bond market and mortgage rates.

Credit history: Your score is at least 620 or you ... Save for a larger down payment With a higher mortgage rate, your monthly payments are larger. If you can pay for a more significant chunk ...

Allen reminds us that, although mortgage rates are higher than many consumers remember, “Even at 7%, mortgage rates are not, by historical standards, ridiculously high. People have succeeded in ...