Will mortgage interest rates drop again this week?

Overall, though, the trends here are hard to predict. Mortgage interest rates were averaging just 6.15% last September, and they were comfortably back over 7% by January. In other words, even if rates ... Read More

Weekly Mortgage Rates Fall to 11-Month Low, Sparking Refinances

The average rate on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell 16 basis points to 6.46% in the week ending Sept. 11, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. A basis point is one one-hundredth ... Read More

How does the Fed influence mortgage rates? Here's what to know as policymakers consider trimming borrowing costs.

Experts say Americans shouldn't expect a further decline in mortgage rates immediately after the Fed's September meeting. Read More

Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Plunge to New Low as Key Fed Decision Looms

The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans registered at 6.35% for the week ending Sept. 11, down from 6.5% last week. 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 coming Federal Reserve meeting, when the central bank is expected to cut interest rates, economists say. Read More

Mortgage rates fall to lowest level since October

Mortgage rates fell to their lowest level since October, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaging 6.58% and the 15-year averaging 5.71%, boosting affordability and purchase activity. Declining ... Read More

Weekly Mortgage Rates Fall as Markets Drool Over Possible Fed Cut

Mortgage rates moved a little lower this week, resuming the downward trend we've seen as summer ends. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell nine basis points to 6.59%, according to ... Read More

Weekly Mortgage Rates Fall As a September Rate Cut Seems Likely

Fixed mortgage rates fell for the second week in a row as markets bet on a September rate cut. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.66% in the week ending Aug. 14, down four basis points from ... Read More

Mortgage Rates Just Fell Again—Here’s Who Should Act Now

Natalie Campisi is a senior journalist who covers personal finance, balancing timely news with in-depth enterprise reporting. Her mission is to make complex financial issues clear and accessible for ... Read More

Weekly Mortgage Rates Fall as Markets Drool Over Possible Fed Cut

Recent remarks by Fed chair Jerome Powell have stoked expectations of lower rates in September. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but ... Read More