Last year, we were heading toward 8% mortgage rates, and demand did slow down. Still, with that said, purchase application data has not had a positive 14-week run at all this year until mortgage ...

Mortgage rates did drop in recent economic depressions, both in 2020 and 2008. But things are messier this time around. There's political volatility and economic uncertainty everywhere, ...

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the third week in a row, a smidgen of relief for prospective home shoppers getting into the market before the busy spring homebuying sea…

Mortgage rates fell from 6.69% last week to 6.6% for a 30-year fixed home loan for the week ending Dec. 12, according to Freddie Mac. “The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage decreased for the third ...

The Federal Reserve slashed the federal funds rate three times at the end of 2024, which raised expectations that the cost of borrowing would drop, too. Instead, 30-year mortgage rates did what no ...