A drop in mortgage rates for the first time in two months has sparked a surge in home purchase applications, breathing new ...

For the second time in the past three weeks, the 30-year fixed mortgage moved lower, but investors want clarity about U.S. economic policy, Freddie Mac said.

With the Federal Reserve widely expected to cut rates again in the future, waiting may seem like the obvious course of action ...

When there’s uncertainty in the market, investors buy Treasury bonds, which in turn drives yields — and, often, mortgage rates — downward. This can lead to day-to-day rate swings as news ...