Real Estate

US Mortgage Rates Fall Further, Stoking Housing Optimism

  • Average 30-year rate hits 6.09%, lowest since February 2023
  • Fed cuts seen drawing more buyers and sellers into the market
Lower Rates Are Good For Housing, Says UBS' Lovallo

Mortgage rates continued their decline, hitting the lowest level since early February 2023.

The average for a 30-year, fixed loan was 6.09%, down from 6.2% last week, Freddie Mac said in a statement Thursday.