The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the sixth straight ... 6% from 5.99% last week. A year ago, it averaged 6.81%, Freddie Mac said. When mortgage rates increase they ...

Last week's job report ... Home loan rates are often quick to rise but slow to fall. For instance, it can take a few soft economic reports for mortgage rates to move lower, but just one strong ...

(Bloomberg) -- US mortgage rates continued to rise, building on a recent run-up ... fixed mortgage rose 5 basis points to 6.86% in the week ended Nov. 8, the highest since July, according to ...

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point on Thursday as the central bank stuck to its decided course of action despite mortgage rates inching higher week after week.

Mortgage rates edge even higher this week, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage ... and potential Trump policies are indicating about US housing market activity. To watch more expert insights and ...

That's caused some minor interest rate relief for borrowers and resulted, albeit temporarily, in mortgage rates hitting a two-year low ahead of the Fed's September rate cut. Last week, mortgages ...

“The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage moved down this week, but not by much,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “Rates have been relatively flat over the last few weeks as the ...

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week ... rates more slowly than officials thought last month," said the Post. Another factor in the rise of ...

US mortgage rates continued to rise, building on a recent run-up after Donald Trump won the presidential election. The contract rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose 5 basis points to 6.86% in the ...

Mortgage rates edge even higher this week, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage rising to 6.84 ... and potential Trump policies are indicating about US housing market activity. To watch more expert ...

US mortgage rates continued to rise, building on a recent run-up after Donald Trump won the presidential election. The contract rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose 5 basis points to 6.86% in the ...