Something has changed in what homeowners are asking lenders for. Home-equity products — HELOCs plus reverse mortgages — drew 76% of the mortgage inquiries consumers submitted across our network over the three months through August […]

Nobody moved on Monday. All eight lenders RateZip tracks held every one of the 27 posted rates we follow exactly where they were Friday. But the stillness in the rate table hides how much the […]

For anyone sitting on a mortgage they locked in a few years ago, the math on a refinance just got harder. The average 30-year fixed rate climbed to 6.95% in the week ending September 17, […]

For anyone shopping a mortgage this week, Wednesday brought another round of small, unwelcome nudges. Bank of America lifted its posted 30-year fixed rate to 7.25% and its 15-year to 6.5%, U.S. Bank moved its […]

For a homeowner who has been waiting for the moment to refinance, the past week offered a clear answer: not yet. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 6.76% in the week ending September […]

Anyone still waiting for a refinance window got the same answer Monday they have gotten all summer: not yet. The eight lenders RateZip tracks left all 27 posted rates unchanged, with the 30-year fixed running […]

For anyone shopping for a house this fall, the market is sending two messages at once. Sellers have rarely been this eager. The money to buy from them has rarely been this stubborn. On the […]