Mortgage rates fell a little this week, as mixed economic data makes the Federal Reserve’s decision-making a little trickier. The average 30-year mortgage rate fell five basis points to 6.28% APR. A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point, and we calculate our weekly average using daily APRs provided by Zillow over the...

July's mortgage rates are likely to end up roughly where they ended in June. While we could get a temporary dip, rates would be unlikely to stay low. This would be a big enough window for a well-prepared refinancer, but it wouldn't be large or long enough to make a difference to a potential home...