Outside of lower Treasury rates, there are policies that can increase home affordability by reducing fees, increasing ...

Average mortgage rates dropped throughout 2025, with APRs on home loans down from about 7% at the beginning of last year to ...

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December 10, 2025. That's the date when the final Federal Reserve meeting will conclude its final 2025 meeting and, with it, a now widely anticipated reduction to the federal funds rate. A rate drop ...

This year, mortgage rates failed to decline by as much as many—including President Donald Trump—would have wished for to alleviate the ongoing affordability challenges in the U.S. housing market. As ...

Finding the right lender makes all the difference when you refinance a mortgage. We review the best mortgage refinance companies of 2026.

Mortgage applications decreased by 1.8% last week, with FHA refinance applications rising 12% due to favorable rates. Despite a decline in conventional and VA applications, FHA's strong performance ...

It wasn't that long ago when the average mortgage interest rate was comfortably over 7%. In August 2023, for example, the average rate on a conventional 30-year term was 7.31%, marking the highest ...

Explore current mortgage rates and what they mean for homebuyers Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy Side. Edited By ...