Dropping rates more than conditions warrant would stimulate the economy in the short term but could lead to trouble, our ...

After years of elevated borrowing costs, mortgage interest rates have just taken a sharp turn lower, and homeowners and buyers are taking notice. According to the latest rate data from the Mortgage ...

Outside of lower Treasury rates, there are policies that can increase home affordability by reducing fees, increasing ...

Mortgage interest rates change each day, and they can be difficult, if not impossible, to time. Case in point: Mortgage rates, largely in anticipation of a Federal Reserve rate cut, dropped to a three ...

Mortgage rates edged down on Thursday, registering another 10-month low, as they continued their uneven downward trend ahead of a widely anticipated Federal Reserve rate cut in the coming weeks. The ...

The last few months have ushered in notable improvements on the mortgage rate front. The average rate on 30-year mortgage loans recently declined to 6.13%, the lowest point seen in three years. Still, ...

With rates too high to make buying a home palatable, or even possible, we have a housing market that has been variously described as frozen or sick. What is certain is that many people are depressed ...

Sabrina Karl has over two decades of experience writing about savings, CDs, and other banking topics. She is currently a full-time staff writer at Investopedia and one of the country's top experts on ...