Mortgage rates could ease slightly next month, depending on a few key factors. Here's what some experts expect.

A big tech borrowing bonanza and signs of strain in private credit are spooking bond market lenders to the world's top-rated ...

Now that rates are higher—the 30-year mortgage rate stands at 6.2%, compared with 2.7% in early 2021—they are loth to move.

Major agency predictions average 6.2% for 2026. While huge drops aren't likely, rates in the 6s will curb huge price increases and bidding wars. Mortgage rates took homebuyers for quite a ride in '25.