Analysts believe a modest drop in mortgage rates could prove to be a "magic bullet" for the U.S. housing market.

The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans increased to 6.75% for the week ending July 17, up from 6.72% last week.

Mortgage rates today are steady, but loan demand fell 10% after recent rate increases. See what’s driving today’s trends.

On the bright side, however, rates have stayed within a tight range between 6.7% and 6.9% for much of the past six months. Most industry experts expect this trend to continue through the end of the ...

As more homes remain on the market longer, buyers are closely watching mortgage rates to see if there's an opportunity to ...

Mortgage rate trends Mortgage rates have been trending lower for the past five weeks and are currently at their lowest level since early April, when the 30-year rate average 6.62%.That ...