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Mortgage rates slide: Ways to take advantage of the lowest rates so far this year
Mortgage rates are at their lowest levels of the year, with the average cost of a 30-year mortgage retreating to 6.63 percent as of Aug. 6, according to Bankrate’s national survey of lenders.
As mortgage rates hold near 10-month lows, we asked 8 pros: Can we expect mortgage rates to fall further?
In what was likely welcome news for aspiring home buyers, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage held at a 10-month low, sitting at “levels from early October 2024,” according to data released Tuesday from Mortgage News Daily.
Average Rate on a 30-Year Mortgage Drops to Lowest Level Since April
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage has fallen to its lowest level in four months, welcome news for prospective homebuyers who have been held back by stubbornly high home financing costs
Mortgage rates hit 10-month low
The average 30-year fixed mortgage is now 6.58%, falling after last Friday's weak jobs report increased the likelihood the Fed will cut interest rates next month.
Mortgage rates hit their ‘lowest level since April.’ This is the No. 1 mortgage lender of August 2025
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Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Drop to Four-Month Low as Pressure Mounts on Fed To Cut
The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans registered 6.72% for the week ending July 31, barely down from 6.74% last week.
Alert: The average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.63%, Freddie Mac says, the lowest level since early April
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.63%, Freddie Mac says, the lowest level since early April. A notice sent to employees in July did not specify a reason for the Acme store's closure in Greenwich,
Mortgage Rates Hit 4-Month Low After Sharp 2-Day Decline
Rates on new 30-year loans have fallen two days in a row, pushing the average to its lowest level since early April. Rates have moved lower for other loan types as well.
Mortgage Rates Today, August 7, 2025: 30-Year Rates Drop to 6.66%
Mortgage rates are down and still under 7%. Today’s national average on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.66%, according to Bankrate. If you choose a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage, the average rate is 5.
Mortgage rates dip near 2025 lows after weak jobs data
Weak jobs data helped push mortgage rates lower in recent days. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 6.63%, according to Freddie Mac.

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