October’s rate cut, also a 50-pointer, invigorated housing markets across the country, with sales in Vancouver, Montreal and ...

Mortgage interest rates managed to string together two consecutive weeks of decreases for the first time since September. The ...

As investors remain uncertain about what the Federal Reserve will do at its Dec. 17-18 meeting, Lewis says, “Mortgage rates ...

Mortgage rates have been rising as new inflation concerns seem to end the chances of a December base rate cut. Here’s our ...

The Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts can influence the rates on various loans, but timing big purchases to the Fed’s rate ...

The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped seven basis points to 6.79%, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. A basis point is one-one hundredth of a percentage point.

home and mortgage expert at NerdWallet. "When rates dropped, buyers acted quickly — making successful offers in September and closing in October." Many would-be buyers and sellers are holding ...

After faltering last week, mortgage interest rates resumed the upward path they've been on since late September.

"the overall level of mortgage rates is set by market forces," said NerdWallet. Specifically, the following factors affect how high — or low — mortgage rates are at a given time: The Federal ...