Hoping rates will fall and make homebuying more affordable? Here's what experts say about whether it could happen.

Mortgage rates are likely to remain elevated as financial markets wait for more clarity on President Trump's volatile trade policies. Katherine Watt is a CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages ...

Mortgage rates saw a welcome dip, after surging almost every day for a week and notching an almost 11-month high. Rates fell ...

Traditionally, when mortgage rates dip below this threshold, we have seen data improve beyond typical seasonal patterns as long as it heads toward 6%. The latest weekly total pending contract data ...

The 30-year fixed rate hit 6.61% as US tariffs pushed bond yields lower through April 4th.

The average rate has mostly trended lower since reaching just over 7% in mid-January. When mortgage rates decline, they boost homebuyers’ purchasing power. Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate ...

Mortgage applications jumped 20.0% from the prior week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) weekly mortgage applications Survey for the week ending April 4, 2025.

High mortgage rates are still a sticking point for a large number of would-be borrowers. A measure of contracts to buy previously owned homes rose modestly in February from the month before ...

MBA Mortgage Applications Composite Index: -8.5% vs. +20.0% a week ago Purchase Index: -4.9% vs. +9.2% the previous week Refinance Index: -12.4% vs. +35.3% in the prior week 30-year fixed-rate ...