Consumer News Will Lower Mortgage Rates Keep Home Prices High

Mortgage rates edged higher this week after two weeks of declines

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose slightly to 6.22% this week but remains below both the year-to-date average of 6.62% and the 6.60% rate seen a ... Read More

Why Jerome Powell’s latest rate cut still won’t help you get a lower mortgage rate

Since this rate cut was no surprise, the markets have taken it in stride,” 43-year mortgage industry veteran Melissa Cohn told Fortune. Read More

US home price rises to stay modest as mortgage rates stick: Reuters poll

By Sarupya Ganguly BENGALURU, Dec 10 (Reuters) - U.S. home prices will rise just 1.4% in 2026 after a similar performance this year, a Reuters poll of property experts showed on Wednesday, the slowest ... Read More

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

After a slow housing market in 2025, here’s what home buyers and home sellers can expect in 2026. Read More

The Fed Made Its Third Cut of the Year. Here’s What Borrowers and Savers Can Expect

Here’s how the central bank’s latest cut will affect rates. 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

A Q&A with Zillow’s home trends expert ... Read More

The Fed just cut interest rates for the sixth time. Here’s why you’re not seeing much of a difference in your loans

Thanks to its latest decision on Wednesday – its final one for 2025 – the Federal Reserve has now reduced its key overnight lending rate by 1.75 percentage points since it began its rate-cutting cycle ... Read More

As mortgage rates hit their lowest levels in over a year, we asked 5 pros how much lower rates really matter

MarketWatch Picks highlights items we think you’ll find useful; we are independent of the MarketWatch newsroom. We earn a commission from some links in our articles. Learn more Mortgage rates declined ... Read More

Here are the predictions for the housing market in 2026

The U.S. housing market is poised for a “Great Housing Reset” beginning in 2026, marked not by a sudden correction but by gradual normalization. Af ... Read More

As mortgage rates hit their lowest levels in over a year, we asked 5 pros how much lower rates really matter

Mortgage rates declined to their lowest levels in more than a year, now averaging at around 6.19% for a 30-year fixed rate loan, according to the latest Freddie Mac data. Some lenders are even touting ... Read More