After more than two years of steady declines, rates for 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loans reached a record low of 2.7% at the end of 2020, according to data from Freddie Mac. By the week ending ...

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.66% in the week ending Aug. 14, down four basis points from the previous week.

The Mortgage Bankers Association predicts in its Mortgage Finance Forecast that 30-year mortgage rates will stay flat, starting the year at 6.8% and ending at 6.7%.

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I took this rate-swing history and applied it to 2023’s year-end 6.6% average rate to create a forecast range for 2024. Some simple math suggests the average 30-year mortgage rate will run ...

In 2021, we saw mortgage interest rates between 2% and 3% — some of the lowest rates we've ever had on record. Even now, mortgage rates hover around 7% for a 30-year conventional mortgage loan.

The forecast calls for purchase mortgages to drop by 3% next year, while refinance volume is anticipated to decline by 24%. The slowdown in housing activity and higher mortgage rates will cut the ...

Today, the mortgage interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.53%, according to the Mortgage Research Center, while the average rate on a 15-year mortgage is 5.51%. On a 30-year jumbo mortgage, the average rate is 6.