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Mortgage Rates Fall to 7.24% as Freddie Mac Reports Second Straight Weekly Decline

Freddie Mac's 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 7.24% on October 29 from 7.32% a week earlier, while the 15-year rate declined to 6.60%. Continue Reading Mortgage Rates…

By John G. StevensOct 29, 2026

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America’s Economy Is Growing. Its Housing Market Is Being Left Behind.

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Coldwell Banker Survey: Parents Are Planning for Children’s Down Payments Years Early

A Harris Poll survey for Coldwell Banker finds 82% of parents with children five or younger have saved…

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U.S. Housing Market

Mortgage Rates Fall to 7.24% as Freddie Mac Reports Second Straight Weekly Decline

America’s Economy Is Growing. Its Housing Market Is Being Left Behind.

Coldwell Banker Survey: Parents Are Planning for Children’s Down Payments Years Early

Latest Stories

U.S. Economy Grows 3.4% in Third Quarter as Housing Faces a Different Reality

Inflation Reaches 3.6% as Household Buying Power Weakens and Mortgage Relief Remains Elusive

Freddie Mac Earns $3.2 Billion as Mortgage Credit-Loss Provision Jumps to $800 Million

Meritage Homes Orders Drop 15% as Builder Pulls Back Land Spending

D.R. Horton Orders Fall 7% as Cancellations Rise and Builder Forecasts Slower 2027

First American: $13.2 Trillion in Home Equity, 88% Held by Rate-Locked Borrowers

Homebuilder Profits Slide as Century and Green Brick Report Lower Selling Prices

MAA Cuts Apartment Revenue Outlook as Move-Outs to Homeownership Hit Record Low

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