The current mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell by 0.04 percentage points in the last week to 6.13%, according to the Mortgage Research Center.  Meanwhile, the APR on a 15-year fixed ...

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

According to our chart of MND's mortgage rate index, 30yr fixed rates bottomed at 6.01% yesterday, but that's because the chart logs the day's latest entry. On Friday, until late in the day, the chart ...

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 ...

Average mortgage rates dropped throughout 2025, with APRs on home loans down from about 7% at the beginning of last year to the low 6% range in December and into January. Some experts believe that ...

Ashley is a lead editor of mortgages and loans at Forbes Advisor. She graduated from Utah Tech University with a bachelor’s in English with an emphasis in creative writing. She began her career ...

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 ...

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged up for the second week in a row, but remains just above its lowest level in more than three years. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to ...

Explore current mortgage rates and what they mean for homebuyers Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy Side. Edited By ...