Long-term US mortgage rates rose after a 5-week decline but are expected to stay stable. Higher rates may impact home sales and mortgage applications. Benzinga.

Today’s mortgage rates: 30-year fixed at 6.625%, 15-year at 5.75%. Explore trends and what buyers should know now.

It's a bit of a stretch to refer to the past week as a "losing streak" for mortgage rates. The worst part about it was the consistency of upward movement starting last Wednesday. In terms of the

The share of homeowners who don’t have a mortgage payment rose to 40% in 2023, up from 33% in 2010, which reflects a trend toward outright homeownership and conservative borrowing, according to a Goldman Sachs note published Tuesday. Meanwhile, the housing market is particularly vulnerable for homeowners who just recently bought.

Help from the Fed is unlikely to arrive this month as 95% of interest rate traders say the federal funds rate will remain unchanged in July.

Bad news first: mortgage rates have been moving steadily higher in July with the average top tier 30yr fixed scenario rising from 6.67% to 6.81% in just 4 business days.  This isn't an incredibly abrupt move,

US long-term mortgage rates experienced a slight increase this week, reversing a five-week trend of declining borrowing costs, with the 30-year fixed

The average two- and five-year fixed rates have continued on the downward trend for July, as lenders also relaxed stress tests. This is according to the