The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans registered at 6.58% for the week ending Aug. 21, same as last week.

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The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance climbed to 6.62% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. Rates averaged 5.54% for a 15-year financed mortgage and 6.35% for a 20-year financed mortgage.

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage held steady this week at its lowest level in nearly 10 months, an encouraging ...

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted interest rate cuts could be coming soon in a speech on Friday, a move that could affect everyone from global markets to individual Americans.

The current average mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.57%, according to the Mortgage Research Center. The average rate on a 15-year mortgage is 5.53%, while the average rate on a 30-year ...

Current mortgage rates are up today and higher than they were seven days ago. Rates are lower than they were in early 2025, ...

Mortgage interest rates have continued to climb in turn, with the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate at 7.53% as of September 1, 2023.

That priced out many buyers — even as mortgage rates hovered near 3%. Inflation then began to heat up, and the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate repeatedly to try and temper it.

Trying to decide whether it’s better to buy now, or if mortgage rates will drop later this year or in 2026? Forecasts from ...