The mortgage interest rate climate has changed. Here's what a good rate is considered to be at the start of 2026.

The residential mortgage as we know it today is less than a century old. In fact, until the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) was established in 1934, only one in 10 Americans even owned a home.

The president's latest affordability push sent 15- and 30-year mortgage rates tumbling. But experts say the long-term impact ...

Mortgage rates decreased again on Thursday, reaching a new 11-month low, a day after the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate for the first time in nine months, as was widely expected.

Mortgage rates tumbled Thursday to a new 11-month low following a disappointing jobs report and alongside August inflation data, which could shape the Federal Reserve's closely watched interest rate ...

Redfin, a Seattle, Washington-based real estate giant, forecasts average 30-year fixed mortgage rates will remain in the low ...

The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance climbed to 6.36% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. The 15-year, fixed-rate refinance mortgage average rate is 5.4%. For 20-year mortgage ...

All eyes will turn toward the Federal Reserve this week as the central bank holds its penultimate meeting of 2025 to determine monetary policy and the future of interest rates. And that's especially ...

Discover how banks set loan interest rates, from Federal Reserve policies to market trends and borrower creditworthiness, for ...

Caroline Basile is Forbes Advisor’s student loans and mortgages deputy editor. With experience in both the mortgage industry and as a journalist, she was previously an editor with HousingWire, where ...