The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index reached its highest level in more than two years in September based on falling mortgage rates.

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates, then standard 30-year mortgage rates went up. It’s a warning that lower rates from here are not a foregone conclusion.

A crisis of unaffordability has held the housing market hostage. That situation is not likely to change anytime soon, one prominent economist says — and there’s one culprit.  A sharp drop in mortgage rates in recent weeks prompted a flurry of refinance activity,

Mortgage interest rates have been on the move lately, with some good news for borrowers. The Federal Reserve's first rate cut of the year on September 18 has started to push mortgage interest rates down.