Consumer News Will Lower Mortgage Rates Keep Home Prices High

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

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

Here’s where mortgage rates, home prices could be headed in 2026

Redfin has dubbed 2026 “The Great Housing Reset.” Here’s what that could mean for mortgage rates and home prices. Read More

Lower interest rates would likely eliminate the need for 50-year mortgage, US Treasury adviser says

Lower interest rates would likely eliminate the need for a 50-year mortgage floated by President Donald Trump to boost housing affordability, Joseph Lavorgna, a counselor to U.S. Treasury Secretary ... Read More

Mortgage Rates Today, Thursday, December 4: Lower for Now

The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage ticked down to 6.00% APR, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. This is one basis point lower than yesterday and 13 basis ... 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

How much does a $400,000 mortgage loan cost each month after the Fed's October rate cut?

The Federal Reserve's 25-basis-point rate cut in October — its second of 2025 — has started to ripple through the housing market. Mortgage rates, which have remained stubbornly high throughout most of ... Read More

The Fed Cuts Rates By A Quarter Point. What It Means for Your Money

The Federal Reserve cut rates again at its October meeting. Here’s how it could impact your finances Written By Written by Staff Money Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Molly Grace is a staff money writer at Buy ... Read More

What happens to mortgage rates in a government shutdown?

As the government shutdown shows no signs of ending any time soon, many home shoppers are asking an important question: What does this government shutdown mean for my mortgage loan? How will it affect ... Read More