Fannie and Freddie play crucial roles in the housing market—setting lending standards for home loans and owning or ...

In the aftermath of the housing market bubble, the federal government placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under a financial ...

Mortgage rates topped 7% this week, a key psychological threshold, in a sign of the US housing market’s unrelenting ...

After climbing to their most expensive level in more than seven months, 30-year mortgage rates held steady Tuesday. Rate ...

The average 30-year fixed rate rose to 7.04% for the week ending Thursday, according to mortgage giant Freddie Mac. The ...

The 30-year fixed rate mortgage continues to close on the 7% mark. With political uncertainty and the U.S. economy remaining ...

The elevated mortgage rates have discouraged home shoppers, prolonging a national home sales slump that began in 2022.

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. ticked up this week to slightly above 7%, the highest level in eight ...

Higher interest rates add to problems with affordability that have hammered the housing market for the last two years. Prices ...

It's the first time since May 2024 that 30-year mortgage rates have hit that mark. High rates are adding to the affordability ...

The elevated mortgage rates, which can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers, have discouraged home shoppers ...