The Federal Reserve faces a pivotal December meeting amidst conflicting economic signals. According to The Federal Open Market Committee, unprecedented market conditions and mixed economic data have ...

Today's average mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.26%, down slightly from 6.33% the previous week, ...

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 ...

There's good and bad news for home shoppers hoping for lower mortgage rates in 2026 — they're likely to fall more in the new year but shouldn't drop much below 6.0%, if they reach that. But the ...

Ever since mortgage rates began climbing from below 3% in 2021 to above 7% in 2022, interest in the search query “When will mortgage rates go down?” has surged, according to Google Trends. Three years ...

If the Fed holds interest rates steady as a means of protecting against inflation, it risks a deeper slowdown of the labor ...

With inflation and interest rates now falling, the housing and mortgage markets are settling down, giving homeowners across ...

The Federal Reserve cut short-term interest rates for a third time in 2025. What's next for borrowers and consumers?

Mortgage rates have fallen modestly from their peak above 7% in January. Analysts expect mortgage rates to hold around 6% in 2026, even as the Fed cuts short-term interest rates. Mortgage rates ...

Kiah Treece is a former attorney, small business owner and personal finance coach with extensive experience in real estate and financing. Her focus is on demystifying debt to help consumers and ...

An adjustable-rate mortgage, or ARM, can seem like an enticing offer, as they often offer initially lower rates than the more standard fixed-rate mortgage. But later on, the rate is subject to change ...

October’s lower mortgage interest rates anticipated today’s second consecutive Fed rate cut. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this ...