Mortgage rates aren't likely to fall any time soon — here’s why
Mortgage rates have more than doubled from recent lows in 2021. They're not poised to fall much any time soon, economists said.
Mortgage rates rise above 7% for first time since May
Mortgage rates rose again for the sixth straight week, with the average 30-year fixed-rate note topping 7% for the first time since May as the housing market continues to struggle.
Q1 2025 mortgage rates: 30-year fixed loans to average 6.7%
Mortgage rates are likely to remain elevated through at least the first half of the year, keeping sales of previously owned homes subdued.
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Mortgage rates are at the highest level in nearly 8 months. So why are some people refinancing?
The 30-year mortgage rate has inched up to the highest level since early last summer. Refinances are unexpectedly going up.
Mortgage rates retreat, still above 7%
Mortgage rates declined this week, with the 30-year fixed rate averaging 7.06 percent, according to Bankrate’s latest lender survey. Still, since the Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates in September,
Homes sales stall as 7% mortgage rates return
Mortgage rates are back above 7%, and that’s slowing an already sluggish housing market with potential buyers choosing to wait on the sidelines to start the year. Home sales have stalled in January, down 10% in the most recent week compared to a year ago,
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Mortgage rates have climbed above 7%. Here’s how we got here and what it means
It’s the first time since May 2024 that 30-year mortgage rates have hit that mark. High rates are adding to the affordability ...
Donald Trump Has a Housing Market Problem
As Trump is set to take office, he'll be inheriting a troublesome housing market where affordability continues to erode for ...
Mortgage rates climb above 7%; what does that mean for housing market?
Higher interest rates add to problems with affordability that have hammered the housing market for the last two years. Prices ...
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Fannie Mae cuts mortgage forecast as high rates stick around
Higher mortgage rates will persist through 2026, affecting sales and refinancings. Those expectations led Fannie Mae to cut its volume outlook for the next two years.
Mortgage rates climb above 7% to highest level since May
Mortgage rates topped 7% this week, a key psychological threshold, in a sign of the US housing market’s unrelenting ...
Mortgage rates climb above 7%, risking a prolonged freeze for the housing market
Mortgage rates crept back over 7% to start the new year in a troublesome development for the housing market that has ...
Trump will inherit a housing market creaking under the strain of high prices and high interest rates
Trump’s administration has promised to slash mortgage rates and home prices by instituting mass deportations of undocumented ...
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Mortgage Predictions: What the Jan. 20 Presidential Inauguration Could Mean for Rates
On a normal day, it's nearly impossible to predict which way mortgage rates will go. Now, with so much uncertainty in ...