Interest rates remain top of mind for homebuyers in the new year, especially after years of volatile swings driven by inflation and Federal Reserve rate fluctuations. The past year drove rates down, ...

It wasn't that long ago that the idea of securing a mortgage rate under 6% seemed impossible. It was just January 2025, for example, when the average rate for a 30-year term sat above 7%. And that ...

Homebuying can be a stressful and time-consuming process, and one of the less glamorous parts of the journey involves constant monitoring of the interest rate environment for timely opportunities to ...

For the week, the average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances, $806,500 or less, increased to 6.31% from 6.30% Applications to refinance a home loan, ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 29: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 29, 2025 in New York City. Markets were up in morning trading as investors expect that the ...

A 30-year fixed mortgage currently hovers around 6.2%. The Federal Reserve has begun lowering interest rates at its last two meetings. Will mortgage rates follow the federal funds rate? High mortgage ...

Determining what the S&P 500 will do in 2026 is almost impossible and depends on the fate of the U.S. economy, government policy, earnings growth and other trends. Years of soaring inflation, ...

Interest rate policy from the Federal Reserve was all Wall Street could talk about, before tariffs and other factors disrupted the macro narrative. However, for those who believe interest rates are ...

Fed rate cuts would likely lower credit card and savings rates first, while auto loans and especially fixed-rate mortgages may stay high or even rise. How much consumers benefit will depend on credit ...

Mortgage rates have been largely unchanged. The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates a quarter of a percentage point this week, delivering its third rate cut since September. The policy brightened ...

If you're a homebuyer or homeowner hoping to refinance, the middle of the holiday season may seem like an unconventional time to start shopping around for mortgage interest rates. But unconventional ...