A mortgage rate is the amount of interest you pay on a mortgage loan each year. For example, a 7% rate means you pay 7% of ...

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The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage is 6.75% today, a decrease of 0.03% since yesterday. The 15-year fixed mortgage rate stands at 5.73%, down by 0.05%.The 30-year FHA mortgage now averages 6.12%, ...

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The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage is 6.78% today, an increase of 0.01% since yesterday. The 15-year fixed mortgage rate stands at 5.78%, up by 0.01%.The 30-year FHA mortgage now averages 6.15%, ...

The bigger picture A recap of what we said yesterday. As we reported yesterday, the Federal Reserve’s rate-setting body, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), ends a two-day meeting today. In ...

The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage is 6.8% today, a decrease of 0.02% since yesterday. The 15-year fixed mortgage rate stands at 5.79%, down by 0.02%.The 30-year FHA mortgage now averages 6.18%, ...

The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage is 6.81% today, an increase of 0.06% since yesterday. The 15-year fixed mortgage rate stands at 5.82%, up by 0.08%.The 30-year FHA mortgage now averages 6.16%, ...

Buying your first home can feel like an impossible dream in today’s tough market, but you might be surprised that you qualify ...

First-time home buyers are biding their time, put off by high mortgage rates. But is that a mistake they'll later regret?