Meanwhile, the typical price of a home has fallen in recent months. The median sales price of a home in the U.S. registered ...

As far as taking advantage of lower rates to refinance your mortgage, Romans suggests the general rule of waiting for a 1-2% drop from your current mortgage rate. If it's only a fraction of one ...

Mortgage rates aren’t likely to drop after the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting, when the central bank is expected to cut ...

Australia’s housing affordability remains near a three-decade low, taking first-home buyers nearly six years just to save a ...

UK mortgage approvals increased to the highest in six months in July but secured lending decreased to a two month low, official data showed Monday.Mortgage approvals for house ...

Federal Reserve Board chairman Jerome Powell's apparent pivot, widely seen as telegraphing a short-term rate cut in September, helped drive mortgage rates. However, the decline on the 30-year fixed ...

Even if rates dropped to zero, typical homes would still be unaffordable for median earners in some major metro areas. By Arnesa A. Howell Are you an aspiring homeowner waiting for mortgage rates and ...

Mortgage rates have recently reached a year-to-date low, so the question is: has that already impacted the purchase application data? The answer is yes, it has if you look closely. Overall, purchase ...

In the heat of the summer 2025 homebuying season, mortgage rates feel uncomfortably high. But when someone points out that mortgages are still painfully expensive right now, a well-seasoned homeowner ...

The housing market over the past few years has been challenging for prospective homebuyers. As home prices and mortgage interest rates remain high, first-time homebuyers face a one-two punch, making ...

Mortgage rates reached a new year-to-date low Friday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell, during his speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Summit, finally acknowledged that he was concerned about the labor ...

Mortgage rates held steady Thursday after dropping to a 10-month low the week before, reflecting the bond markets’ growing confidence that a Federal Reserve interest rate cut might be imminent. The ...