Consumer News Mortgage Rates Dipped This Week

Will Mortgage Rates Go Down in 2026?

Homebuyers hoping for mortgage rates to come down significantly will likely be disappointed again next year, experts say. Read More

US mortgage rates drop again, pushing the 30-year to 6.18%

US mortgage borrowing costs are sliding again, with the benchmark 30‑year fixed home loan now averaging 6.18% after a second straight weekly decline. The move caps a year in which rates started above ... Read More

Average mortgage rate drops below 6.2% for first time since October 2024

Mortgage rates have hit a 14-month low. Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Survey, an ongoing data analysis that tracks average rates for mortgages, revealed on Thursday that rates for 30-year fixed-rate ... Read More

US mortgage rates dip again, still near 2025 lows

U.S. mortgage rates have slipped again, extending a late‑year retreat that has brought borrowing costs close to their lowest levels of 2025. The pullback is modest in absolute terms, but after a ... Read More

Mortgage rates dip back down following Fed cut

The Federal Reserve cut rates last week for the third time this year, trimming its benchmark rate by a quarter-point in its final meeting of 2025. Even though that cut was widely expected, mortgage ... Read More

Average US long-term mortgage rate ticks down to 6.18% this week

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage ticked down modestly this week, remaining in the same narrow range of the past two months ... Read More

Mortgage rates retreated again this week

Mortgage rates continue to fall, with the 30-year fixed dropping to 6.19% and the 15-year fixed to 5.44%, creating a more favorable environment for buyers compared to last year. Affordability is ... Read More

Merry Christmas: 30-year mortgage rates dip lower

Mortgage rates inched lower in the last week as markets digested new data giving mixed signals about the health of the economy. The average 30-year mortgage rate was 6.18% through Wednesday, from 6.21 ... Read More

Weekly Mortgage Rates Stable But Could Dip Lower

Mortgage interest rates were flat this week, but new data on the economy's health could encourage rates to go down.The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage held steady at ... Read More

Will mortgage interest rates drop after this week's Fed meeting?

The Federal Reserve is set to meet for the final time in 2025 this week and optimism over another interest rate cut is surging. The chances of a cut at the conclusion of the central bank's meeting on ... Read More

Mortgage Rates Drop Ahead of Fed Meeting

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 6.37% this week, down six basis points from 6.43% the week before, according to U.S. News data. Mortgage refinance rates also pulled back this week, ... Read More