The final week of 2025 is bringing more than just holiday festivities and year-end reflections. For prospective homebuyers and current homeowners contemplating a refinance, the mortgage rate landscape ...

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged higher this week to just above its 2025 low. The average long-term mortgage rate rose to 6.16%, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. That’s up ...