Here's what experts say homebuyers can realistically expect to happen with mortgage rates in the coming months.

Mortgage rates fell for the first time in five weeks, offering home buyers a modicum of relief from stubbornly high borrowing costs. The drop in rates comes as the financial markets digest new information about the direction of the U.

Mortgage rates could keep going up in June as all types of interest rates climb. House prices in most of the country continue to rise, but more slowly.