Create account

Coverage dated January 17, 2024 to January 18, 2024

Mortgage rates drop to lowest level since last spring: Freddie Mac

Headline from FOX 6 Milwaukee, on the newest of 2 developments

With home prices and interest rates falling, the housing market is becoming slightly more affordable this year.

FOX 6 Milwaukee's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Mortgage rates drop to lowest level since May

    Headline from KVIA El Paso ·

  2. Newest

    Mortgage rates drop to lowest level since last spring: Freddie Mac

    Headline from FOX 6 Milwaukee ·

Read the reports

Reports & sources

14 articles, oldest first.

  1. FOX Business

    Mortgage rates fall to lowest level since May 2023 (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    The average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage fell to 6.6% this week, the lowest the benchmark note has been since May of last year. But affordability remains a challenge.

  2. CNN

    Mortgage rates drop to lowest level since May (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    After moving higher the past two weeks, mortgage rates fell this week, dropping to the their lowest level since May 2023.

  3. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Mortgage rates fall to lowest level since May (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

    Published

    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Mortgage rates in the US fell after two weeks of increases, dropping to the lowest level in almost eight months.

  4. The Oregonian

    Average long-term mortgage rate falls to lowest level since May (opens The Oregonian)

    Published

    The Oregonian's feed description

    Home loan borrowing costs have been mostly coming down since late October.

  5. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Mortgage rates drop to lowest level since last spring: Freddie Mac (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

    Published

    FOX 6 Milwaukee's feed description

    With home prices and interest rates falling, the housing market is becoming slightly more affordable this year.

  6. Triblive

    Boost for homebuyers: Average long-term mortgage rate falls to 6.6%, lowest level since May (opens Triblive)

    Published

    Triblive's feed description

    LOS ANGELES — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell this week to its lowest level since May, welcome news for prospective homebuyers facing rising home prices and intense competition for relatively few properties on the market. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage dropped to 6.6% from 6.

  7. Investopedia

    Freddie Mac Mortgage Rates Hit Lowest Levels Since May 2023 (opens Investopedia)

    Published

    Investopedia's feed description

    After ticking slightly higher for two weeks, the 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 6.60%, while the 15-year fixed mortgage declined for the fifth straight week.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Mortgage rates drop to lowest level since last spring: Freddie Mac | Since Then