Mortgage rates are down today and still under 7%. Today’s national average on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.82%, according to Bankrate. If you choose a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage, the average rate is 6.

Mortgage rates are constantly shifting, but the housing market's path is harder to predict than usual. Lingering inflation, threats of a global trade war and mounting recession fe

Inflation keeps hanging around, and the Federal Reserve has yet to lower its benchmark rate any further, factors that mean mortgage rates aren’t likely to move much this month. However, a slowing economy and new post-election uncertainty might push mortgage rates down a bit in May,