Last year, the path to lower mortgage rates seemed relatively straightforward: Official inflation would go down, the Federal ...

KIRKLAND — 2024 ended with a disappointing housing market statewide, according to data released by the Northwest Multiple ...

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked up again this week, remaining at its highest level since July.

If you've been waiting for interest rates or housing prices to come down before buying a house, 2025 might not bring a ton of ...

The uptick in the cost of home loans reflects a rise in the bond yields that lenders use as a guide to price mortgages, ...

Housing affordability improved slightly last year, but buying a house is still difficult—and likely out of the 50/30/20 ...

The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which affects consumer interest rates and global financial markets, has risen a full percentage point since September, even as the Fed has cut interest rates by the ...

Mortgage interest rates pulled back a little this week, but it was hardly enough to erase the past three weeks' gains. The ...

Mortgage lenders increased their offerings of adjustable-rate and cash-out refinance loans in December as rates rose, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The average new 30-year fixed-rate mortgage cost 6.93% this week, Freddie Mac said Thursday. That is the most expensive since July. Mortgage rates have been stuck firmly above 6% since late 2022, ...

The strength of the economy — and persistent inflation — is doing no favors for buyers begging for a downturn in rates.