January 15, 2026 Late last week, mortgage rates dropped, driving the weekly average down to its lowest level in more than three years. The impacts are noticeable, as weekly purchase applications and refinance activity have jumped, underscoring the benefits for … Continue reading →

January 15, 2026 Late last week, mortgage rates dropped, driving the weekly average down to its lowest level in more than three years. The impacts are noticeable, as weekly purchase applications and refinance activity have jumped, underscoring the benefits for … Continue reading →

January 15, 2026 Late last week, mortgage rates dropped, driving the weekly average down to its lowest level in more than three years. The impacts are noticeable, as weekly purchase applications and refinance activity have jumped, underscoring the benefits for … Continue reading →

January 15, 2026 Late last week, mortgage rates dropped, driving the weekly average down to its lowest level in more than three years. The impacts are noticeable, as weekly purchase applications and refinance activity have jumped, underscoring the benefits for … Continue reading →

January 15, 2026 Late last week, mortgage rates dropped, driving the weekly average down to its lowest level in more than three years. The impacts are noticeable, as weekly purchase applications and refinance activity have jumped, underscoring the benefits for … Continue reading →

January 15, 2026 Late last week, mortgage rates dropped, driving the weekly average down to its lowest level in more than three years. The impacts are noticeable, as weekly purchase applications and refinance activity have jumped, underscoring the benefits for … Continue reading →

January 15, 2026 Late last week, mortgage rates dropped, driving the weekly average down to its lowest level in more than three years. The impacts are noticeable, as weekly purchase applications and refinance activity have jumped, underscoring the benefits for … Continue reading →

January 15, 2026 Late last week, mortgage rates dropped, driving the weekly average down to its lowest level in more than three years. The impacts are noticeable, as weekly purchase applications and refinance activity have jumped, underscoring the benefits for … Continue reading →

For Week Ending January 3, 2026 The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) forecasts a 14% increase in existing-home sales in 2026, alongside a 5% rise in new-home sales. These gains are being fueled by steady job growth, softening mortgage rates, … Continue reading →

January 8, 2026 In the first full week of the new year, mortgage rates remained within a narrow range, hovering close to the 6% mark. The combination of solid economic growth and lower rates has led to improving momentum in … Continue reading →

For Week Ending December 27, 2025 Nationally, 46.1% of mortgaged residential properties were classified as equity-rich in the third quarter of 2025, according to ATTOM’s latest 2025 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report. This marks a slight decline from 47.4% … Continue reading →

December 31, 2025 After starting the year close to 7%, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage moved to its lowest level in 2025 this week, an encouraging sign for potential homebuyers heading into the new year. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged … Continue reading →

For Week Ending December 20, 2025 Nationally, housing inventory improved for the 25th consecutive month, rising 12.6% year-over-year, according to Realtor®.com’s November 2025 Monthly Housing Market Trends Report. However, the pace of active listings has eased each of the last … Continue reading →

December 24, 2025 The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage decreased further this week. Declining rates offer a timely and welcome gift for aspiring homebuyers. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.18% as of December 24, 2025, down from last week when it … Continue reading →

For Week Ending December 13, 2025 The share of first-time homebuyers fell to a record low of 21% in 2025, while the median age of first-time buyers climbed to an all-time high of 40, according to the National Association of … Continue reading →

December 18, 2025 The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has remained within a narrow 10-basis point range over the last two months. With rates down half a percent over last year, purchase applications are 10% above the same time one year … Continue reading →

For Week Ending December 6, 2025 At last measure, 34% of older households (those led by someone age 65 or over) were cost burdened, according to Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies’ State of the Nation’s Housing 2025 report. … Continue reading →

December 11, 2025 The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is well below the year-to-date average of 6.62%, providing some sense of balance to the housing market. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.22% as of December 11, 2025, up from last week … Continue reading →