2025 Mortgage Rate Forecast: Here's Why You Shouldn't Bet on Lower Rates This Year
Last year, the path to lower mortgage rates seemed relatively straightforward: Official inflation would go down, the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates and the cost of borrowing would gradually ease in 2025.
Mortgage rates aren't likely to fall any time soon — here’s why
Mortgage rates have more than doubled from recent lows in 2021. They're not poised to fall much any time soon, economists said.
Mortgage rates have climbed above 7%. Here’s how we got here and what it means
It’s the first time since May 2024 that 30-year mortgage rates have hit that mark. High rates are adding to the affordability challenges many Americans are facing.
Mortgage rates rise above 7% for first time since May
Mortgage rates rose again for the sixth straight week, with the average 30-year fixed-rate note topping 7% for the first time since May as the housing market continues to struggle.
Mortgage rates are at the highest level in nearly 8 months. So why are some people refinancing?
The 30-year mortgage rate has inched up to the highest level since early last summer. Refinances are unexpectedly going up.
Mortgage rates climb above 7%; what does that mean for housing market?
Higher interest rates add to problems with affordability that have hammered the housing market for the last two years. Prices have continued to climb despite slower sales volume, posting 17
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How 7% mortgage rates will change housing for a decade
By June this year, we should expect that over 20% of U.S. borrowers will have mortgages with a 30-year fixed rate greater ...
D.R. Horton beats Q1 estimates as low housing supply boosts new home demand
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Closing timelines for mortgages tend to rise and fall on a monthly basis with most mortgages closing in an average of 44 days ...
Trump will inherit a housing market creaking under the strain of high prices and high interest rates
Trump’s administration has promised to slash mortgage rates and home prices by instituting mass deportations of undocumented ...
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Mortgage Predictions: What the Jan. 20 Presidential Inauguration Could Mean for Rates
On a normal day, it's nearly impossible to predict which way mortgage rates will go. Now, with so much uncertainty in ...