Today's average mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.26%, down slightly from 6.33% the previous week, ...

Compare today’s best mortgage refinance rates, compiled from hundreds of loan offers and analyzed by Investopedia’s mortgage rate experts.

Locking in one of today's lower mortgage rates may make sense, experts say, but there are some items to know first.

Explore current mortgage rates and what they mean for homebuyers.

A recent Zillow analysis suggests it would take a drop of more than one percentage point—to 4.43%—for the median-income U.S. homebuyer to comfortably afford the median-priced U.S. home. And that ...

To get the refinance you want, you need to explain your goal in words that the lender understands. This is a guide to what to say, complete with sample sentences that you can use as you kick off a ...

Don't accept the first rate you're quoted. With mortgage rates at 1-year lows, these six strategies — from credit tweaks to ...

Caroline Basile is Forbes Advisor’s student loans and mortgages deputy editor. With experience in both the mortgage industry and as a journalist, she was previously an editor with HousingWire, where ...

Typically, experts recommend you spend no more than 28 percent of your gross monthly income or 25 percent of your net monthly income on mortgage payments. Today, you may find yourself spending ...