These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates have increased this month, but they're still expected to go down throughout 2025.

As of Oct. 18, according to Credible data gathered from more than 500 U.S. lenders*, the median interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.63%, which is 0.13 percentage points higher than yesterday. Additionally, the median interest rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage is 5.88%, which is also 0.13 percentage points higher than yesterday.

What’s wrong with this picture,” prospective homebuyers may be asking. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by .50% but mortgage rates have risen for th

These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates have increased in October, but they're still way down compared to this time last year.

Mortgage rates rose to the highest level in nearly two months. The average rate on a standard 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.44%, according to a survey of lenders released Thursday by the mortgage-finance company Freddie Mac.