Consumer News Why Falling Mortgage Rates Could Boost Home Prices

What can we expect to happen to mortgage rates in the New Year?

There's good and bad news for home shoppers hoping for lower mortgage rates in 2026 — they're likely to fall more in the new year but shouldn't drop much below 6.0%, if they reach that. But the ... Read More

From mortgage rates to home prices, here are 7 things Zillow’s home trends expert says to expect of the housing market in 2026

From design choices like what color you should paint your bathroom walls to features that can increase a seller’s home value, Amanda Pendleton, Zillow’s home trends expert, directs research on real ... Read More

Falling Mortgage Rates Are a Boon for Home Sales — NAR

Mortgage rates stayed relatively unchanged again this week. In this case, no news is good news as rates remain at the lowest levels in over a year. In fact, 30-year mortgage rates have essentially ... Read More

Mortgage rates have fallen under Trump. Here’s what that really means for home buyers.

Over the course of 2025, since Trump took office, rates have dropped from 6.96% to a recent low of 6.17%, she added, which explains why the yearly cost of a mortgage has trended lower over Trump’s ... Read More

Will home prices and mortgage rates go down next year? Your 2026 real estate forecast.

Nationally, Fannie Mae expects home-price growth to slow from a 4.4% annual gain in 2024 and 2.5% rate in 2025 to a 1.3% pace in 2026. Realtor.com expects home prices to grow 2.2% next year. Zillow ... Read More

The Fed, mortgage rates and home prices

I recently spoke with a couple who want to sell their home. Their Realtor told them the market was a little soft but added that interest rates were likely to come down this year. The suggestion was ... Read More

Southern California home sales at 3-year high as rates fall

Falling mortgage rates are getting Southern California house hunters in a slightly better shopping mood. My trusty spreadsheet combined September sales data for the six-county region from Attom with ... Read More

Even if Fed cuts rates again, U.S. economy may not get much of a boost

Rate-sensitive industries, like housing, could see a limited benefit from lower borrowing costs because prices remain near record highs. Read More

Falling Mortgage Rates Are a Boon for Home Sales – NAR

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 6.47% this week, down from 6.49% one week ago, according to U.S. News data. Mortgage refinancing rates also ticked down slightly for 30- and 15-year loan ... Read More