Mortgage Rate Predictions for the Week of June 2-8, 2025

Interest rates for fixed-rate mortgages likely won’t drop ‘in the foreseeable future.’ Here’s why

Most fixed-rate mortgages are tied to the five-year bond yield, which has been rocked by uncertainty with the U.S. tariffs.

Mortgage Rate Predictions for the Week of June 2-8, 2025

The direction of mortgage rates hinges on Trump's tariff agenda, the Fed and the financial market.

Mortgage rates are trapped in "Groundhog Day"

Uncertainty over the impact of Trump's tariffs on the U.S. economy—and whether they will stay in place—is freezing mortgage rates.

How will mortgage rates respond to inflation or a GSE release?

Mortgage investors and lenders continue to digest fast-moving news about interest rates. But despite a whirlwind of activity involving U.S. tariff policies and a potentially seismic shift in secondary market activity, there has been little movement of late for mortgage rates. At HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center on Tuesday, the average 30-year conforming loan rate was 7%, up 3 basis points (bps) from one week ago. Rates for 30-year loans throu…

Mortgage Rates Will Be Stuck for Longer If Tariffs Keep Getting Pushed Back - The Truth About Mortgage

Lately, the best single word to sum up mortgage rates has been “stuck.” Ever since early April when they jumped higher as the trade war escalated, they’ve basically gone nowhere fast. Sure, they ebb and flow every day, similar to the stock market, but they’ve been in very tight range. Basically hovering between 6.875% and… Read More »Mortgage Rates Will Be Stuck for Longer If Tariffs Keep Getting Pushed Back The post Mortgage Rates Will Be Stuck…