If you’re planning to buy a home soon, there are a few strategies you can use to help keep the costs down. twomeows/Getty Images Mortgage rates have been above 6% for the majority of 2026, and have hovered right around 6.5% over the last few months. While these are not the highest rates borrowers have … Read more
Buying a first home remains out of reach for many Americans, with fewer than 4 in 10 non-homeowner households able to afford a typical starter home, a new LendingTree analysis found. A typical starter home costs $200,000, with LendingTree defining entry-level homes as owner-occupied properties valued at the 25th percentile of the housing market. The … Read more
There are multiple advantages for homebuyers to explore this summer, experts say. Stewart Cohen/DreamPictures/Getty Images If you’ve been waiting for the housing market to present the right conditions to buy, this summer may be worth a closer look. Mortgage interest rates have dropped slightly from their spring levels, and buyers may find other advantages as … Read more
LOS ANGELES — A sprawling legislative package aimed at lowering the cost of housing and spurring more home construction won bipartisan approval from Congress this week, but it’s hit a major roadblock in becoming law: President Donald Trump. The White House supported the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, but on Wednesday Trump canceled the … Read more
Spring is typically a smart time to buy a home, but who should consider it in this year’s buying landscape? Creative Images Lab/Getty Images Today’s mortgage rates are lower than they were just a few weeks ago — but still higher than many borrowers had hoped for heading into this spring homebuying season. After bottoming … Read more
First-time homebuyers make up just 21% of the market, and they face record-high prices, high interest rates and stiff competition from baby boomers. Carter Evans reports. Source link
With mortgage rates likely to stay elevated for now, it makes sense to focus on what you can control. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images It’s been a bumpy ride for mortgage rates this year, to say the least. At the end of February, rates on 30-year mortgages finally fell below the 6% mark, but they’ve since ticked … Read more
Surging mortgage rates are threatening to wash out the spring homebuying season. The rate on a conventional 30-year home loan rose to 6.46%, its highest level since September 2025, Freddie Mac said Thursday. Borrowing costs have jumped sharply in recent weeks after having dipped below 6% in late February. The Iran war is exerting further upward … Read more
A recent rise in mortgage interest rates needs to be approached strategically by homebuyers. Pornpimone Audkamkong/Getty Images Average mortgage interest rates are on the rise again. After declining comfortably into the 5% range in February, rates here rose last week, thanks to a combination of uneven unemployment and inflation reports and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. And … Read more
There are some important things that homebuyers should avoid this month, before the March Federal Reserve meeting begins. Pamela Albin Moore/fstop123/Getty Images With the first Federal Reserve meeting since January just days away, homebuyers find themselves stuck in a holding pattern. There was no interest rate cut when the bank met previously this year, but … Read more