The U.S. housing market remained sluggish in 2025 as high prices and elevated mortgage rates continued to limit home sales. Sales of existing homes landed at 4.06 million for the […]

Mortgage rates dipped again this week, with the 30-year fixed rate averaging 6.18%, down from 6.24% last week and the lowest level since September 2022, according to Bankrate’s latest lender survey.

Mortgage rates have finally slipped after a punishing stretch of volatility, and that shift is already reshaping what your home search could look like in early 2026. A modest dip in borrowing costs will not magically fix affordability,

The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance dropped to 6.13% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. The average rate on a 15-year mortgage refinance is 5.19%. On a 20-year mortgage refinance, the average rate is 5.

First Horizon's loans to mortgage companies in the fourth quarter rose at the fastest clip in more than two years, as the housing market showed small signs of revival.

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 6.14% APR the week ending Dec. 18, according to rates provided to ...

(NewsNation) — Elevated mortgage rates have kept buyers on the sidelines, and 2026 is expected to ease some of that pressure, but not by much. Housing forecasters see the 30-year fixed rate hovering around 6% next year — lower than this year’s 6.6% ...

Mortgage rates dropped markedly at the end of last week, causing a huge jump in demand to refinance and a smaller surge in demand from homebuyers.