Posts Tagged ‘rates’
The 20% solution: Personal savings rates and homeownership
Why this matters: Over the last few decades, personal savings nationwide diminished, only increasing during recessionary periods when consumer confidence fell. The lack of consistent savings leaves households ill-equipped for emergencies much l...
Fed Rate Cut Expectations Grow as Employment Softens and Mortgage Rates Fall
A combination of factors this week will have all eyes on the Federal Reserve’s meeting on Sept. 16–17 and whether any drop in interest rates will happen. First, inflation data was mixed. Although producer prices fell after a hefty uptick in...
Mortgage Rates Just Saw Their Biggest Drop in a Year
You’ve been waiting for what feels like forever for mortgage rates to finally budge. And last week, they did – in a big way. On Friday, September 5th, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to the lowest level since October 2024. It ...
Investment Property Mortgage Rates | September 2025
How much higher are current investment property interest rates? Investment property mortgage rates are usually 0.5% to 1% higher than primary mortgage rates. In today’s market, borrowers often face rates of 7.5% or higher for an investmen...
Will Interest Rates Go Down in September?
Mortgage rate forecast for next week (Sep. 1-5) Following last week’s hold, mortgage rates took a small step down and remain at 10-month lows. The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage (FRM) decreased to 6.56% on Aug. 28 from 6.58% on Au...
