Mortgage rates are falling fast. Is it a good time to buy a home?

Meanwhile, the typical price of a home has fallen in recent months. The median sales price of a home in the U.S. registered at $410,800 over three months ending in June, which marked a decline from a ... Read More

Mortgage Rates Are Finally Falling. Here’s Why They Can Move Fast.

It’s about the “arcane underpinnings” of the mortgage-bond market. Read More

Mortgage demand jumps as rates fall to lowest since 2024

Lower rates are offering relief to borrowers, but high living costs and Fed uncertainty continue to weigh on households. Read More

What homebuyers should (and shouldn't) do immediately after a rate cut, according to mortgage experts

A Fed rate cut can create savings opportunities, but there are things you should and shouldn't do right after one. Read More

Home mortgage demand surges as rates drop to 6.35%

Mortgage rates are finally falling, and just saw their biggest weekly drop in the past year. The average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage in the past week was 6.35%, according to ... Read More

Mortgage rates continue to move in downward trend, but will it last?

Improvements in rates have brought a rush of interest to the housing market that has been held down by constantly increasing costs from a lack of supply, higher insurance premiums and stubborn ... Read More

Mortgage Rates Are at an 11-Month Low. Will That Be Enough to Save This Housing Market?

Buyers have more purchasing power with lower rates, but home prices near record highs and a weakening job market are significant hurdles. Read More

Don’t expect mortgage rates to fall after the Fed’s interest-rate cuts. But here’s one move borrowers can make right now.

Mortgage rates aren’t likely to drop after the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting, when the central bank is expected to cut interest rates, economists say. Read More

Housing market shows rising inventories in July as sales cool

New home sales slowed in July 2025, falling to an annual rate of 652,000 units, down 0.6% from June and 8.2% lower than a year earlier. Inventory l ... Read More

New home sales fall in July, affordability primary cause

WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau, sales of newly built single-family homes edged 0.6% lower in ... Read More

Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates next week?

Markets almost fully price in a 0.25 percentage-point rate cut at the Federal Reserve's September 16–17 meeting, though ... Read More

Mortgage rates continue to move downward. Will it last?

The decline in mortgage rates could bring buyers who have been sitting on the sidelines due to high rates that exacerbate the nation’s affordability crisis back to the market, which has been in a ... Read More