Mortgage Rates Fall Back to 6.5%
With mortgage rates at 6.5%, expect a boom in refinances and home purchases.
August 29, 2025 3 min read
With mortgage rates at 6.5%, expect a boom in refinances and home purchases.
3 million homeowners could benefit from refinancing if rates drop near 6.3%.
Preparing to move into your first or next home? It’s natural to be excited about your new domicile and getting settled in. But you’ve got a big decision ahead: How are you going to get all your stuff from here to there?
A Federal Reserve Governor took out two primary residence loans within weeks of each other. Simple mistake or mortgage fraud?
It's long been the case that new homes have cost more than existing ones. Why has that suddenly changed?
How much is a dysfunctional housing market harming American prosperity? And when might things get better?
The upfront costs of buying a home may be hard to understand, but technically, they’re not hidden. They’re all written down somewhere.
Early data reveals that FHA loan limits might increase 4.46% in 2026.
Conventional loan limits would rise from $806,500 to roughly $842,450 if based on today's home price data.
Fannie Mae's latest forecasts predict falling mortgage rates and slowing home price rises. That's good news for first-time home buyers.
