A mortgage interest rate lock before the next inflation report is released could make sense now. Here's why.

Today's average mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.61%, up 0.24 percentage points from the previous week, ...

When you apply for a mortgage, the interest rate you’re quoted isn’t locked in until you close. Between acceptance of the ...

Many people feel anxious about mortgage rates, especially when every bit of economic news seems to move them. You may be wondering whether rates will rise or fall and how that affects you. The core ...

December 2025 saw mortgage rate-lock volume rise 2% from November and 30% from a year earlier, driven by strong refinance activity. Purchase locks held steady and credit scores averaged 732. AI ...

Negotiating with your mortgage lender could lead to a lower rate, but is that an effective path in this market?

Rates for 30-year mortgages fell Wednesday to near cheapest level since October 2024. Though the Fed is widely expected to ...

The homebuying process always needs to be approached strategically, but in the unique economic climate borrowers find themselves in this month, it's arguably more important than usual to make the ...

The housing market recently crossed a noteworthy line: There are now more Americans with mortgage rates higher than 6% than below 3%. It matters because those ultralow, pandemic-era rates — while ...

Mortgage experts are advising home buyers, and homeowners facing renewal, to lock into an interest rate now in the face of an unpredictable geopolitical landscape that has no end on sight.  In a ...

The Mortgage Bankers Association now predicts a Federal Reserve rate hike to arrive in 2027, as housing price growth also ...