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Mortgage Rates

Trump proposes 50-year mortgage plan

  • Nov 11, 2025
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Average rate on 30-year mortgage at 10-month low

  • Aug 28, 2025

Nearly half of US needs $110k+ income to afford median-priced home

  • Apr 3, 2024
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New home sales ticked up in January, despite elevated mortgage rates

  • Feb 26, 2024

Homebuilder sentiment surges as mortgage rates trend down

  • Jan 17, 2024

Mortgage rates drop for the ninth week in a row

  • Dec 29, 2023

Here's what potential interest rate cuts mean for your finances

  • Dec 15, 2023

Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged

  • Nov 1, 2023

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Average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.47%

  • Aug 9, 2024
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Mortgage rates drop for the ninth week in a row

  • Dec 29, 2023
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U.S. mortgage rates climb to 21-year high

  • Aug 18, 2023
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Fed interest rate hike comes as Americans struggle with rising costs

  • May 4, 2022
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What do the Feds actions on interest rates mean?

  • Mar 18, 2022

Latest Stories

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Why having good credit could cost you more on a home mortgage

In some cases, people with better credit scores may pay more in fees, while those with lower credit scores will pay less.

  • Apr 27, 2023

Here's what the Fed's interest rate hike means for your wallet and inflation

Inflation Frustration and today's move by the fed to raise interest rates for the seventh time this year.

  • Dec 14, 2022

What does the latest Federal interest rate hike mean for consumers?

Another Federal Reserve interest rate hike today, increasing three-quarters of a percentage point.

  • Sep 21, 2022

Inflation drives up mortgage interest rates and rents, causing housing crunch

Inflation in 2022 is driving up higher mortgage rates in a housing market with low inventory, and also causing rents to rise.

  • Jul 26, 2022

Our Chicago: Navigating the Chicago area real estate market with rising rates, rent hikes

Earlier in the pandemic, we saw a housing market boom. Now, we're tracking slower home sales, rising mortgage rates, and rent hikes.

  • Jul 17, 2022