Kiah Treece is a former attorney, small business owner and personal finance coach with extensive experience in real estate and financing. Her focus is on demystifying debt to help consumers and ...

A window has just opened for recent homebuyers. Mortgage rates have fallen to the lowest level in a year, below 6.2%, and could drift even lower if the Federal Reserve continues to trim its benchmark ...

With mortgage rates as low as they have been in nearly a year, is now the time to buy a house? The U.S. housing market has been sluggish for years as homeowners locked into mortgage rates below 6% ...

When mortgage rates dropped to historic lows in 2021, below 3 percent, Britt Vaughan met with a real estate agent and tried to buy a home in Altadena, California, where he and his wife have lived for ...

Caroline Basile is Forbes Advisor’s student loans and mortgages deputy editor. With experience in both the mortgage industry and as a journalist, she was previously an editor with HousingWire, where ...

As 2026 approaches, the direction of home prices is also up in the air, so we spoke with mortgage and real estate ...

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell this week to its lowest level in nearly a year, reflecting a pullback in Treasury yields ahead of an expected interest rate cut from the Federal ...

Whether you're searching for a new home or planning to refinance, understanding mortgage and refinance rates is essential to navigating Washington's housing market. That said, interest rates aren't ...