{"id":3612,"date":"2025-11-22T08:30:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T08:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ft365.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/22\/mortgage-rates-drop-again-at-lowest-level-in-a-year-bankrate\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T08:30:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T08:30:56","slug":"mortgage-rates-drop-again-at-lowest-level-in-a-year-bankrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ft365.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/22\/mortgage-rates-drop-again-at-lowest-level-in-a-year-bankrate\/","title":{"rendered":"Mortgage Rates Drop Again, At Lowest Level In A Year | Bankrate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mortgage rates edged lower again this week, with the 30-year fixed rate averaging 6.25 percent, down slightly from 6.26 percent the previous week, according to Bankrate\u2019s latest lender survey. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Current mortgage rates<\/h2>\n
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Loan type<\/th>\nCurrent<\/th>\n4 weeks ago<\/th>\nOne year ago<\/th>\n52-week average<\/th>\n52-week low<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
30-year<\/td>\n6.25%<\/td>\n6.39%<\/td>\n6.88%<\/td>\n6.78%<\/td>\n6.25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15-year<\/td>\n5.50%<\/td>\n5.60%<\/td>\n6.13%<\/td>\n5.98%<\/td>\n5.50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30-year jumbo<\/td>\n6.44%<\/td>\n6.38%<\/td>\n6.80%<\/td>\n6.80%<\/td>\n6.31%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

The 30-year fixed mortgages in this week\u2019s survey had an average total of 0.33 discount and origination points. Discount points are a way to lower your mortgage rate, while origination points are fees lenders charge to create, review and process your loan.<\/p>\n

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Monthly mortgage payment at today\u2019s rates<\/h2>\n

The national median family income for 2025 is $104,200, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the median price of an existing home sold in September 2025 was $415,200, according to the National Association of Realtors. Based on a 20 percent down payment and a 6.25 percent mortgage rate, the monthly payment of $2,045 amounts to 24 percent of the typical family\u2019s monthly income.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile lower rates will bring some buyers and sellers into the market, [a] cut will not be enough to break up the housing market logjam,\u201d says Lisa Sturtevant, chief economist at Bright MLS, a listing service in the Mid-Atlantic region. \u201cWe will need to see further drops in mortgage rates and much slower home price growth, or even home price declines, to make a dent in affordability.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

What will happen to mortgage rates in the rest of 2025?<\/h2>\n

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut rates for the second time this year, trimming its benchmark rate. \u201cThe initial reaction in bonds is muted, and mortgage rates are steady,\u201d\u00a0said Melissa Cohn of William Raveis Mortgage.<\/p>\n

Still, mortgage rates are at their lowest levels of the year, according to Bankrate\u2019s national survey of lenders. They were at 6.20 percent in early October of last year before shooting up in late 2024 and early 2025.<\/p>\n

While the Fed decided to leave the federal funds rate untouched for most of 2025, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell finally acted at the central bank\u2019s Sept. 17 meeting. A tepid jobs report seemed to seal the deal. Even so, fixed mortgage rates are not set directly by the Fed but by investor appetite, particularly for 10-year Treasury bonds. When there\u2019s uncertainty in the market, investors buy Treasury bonds, which in turn drives yields \u2014 and, often, mortgage rates \u2014 downward.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the U.S. economy seems to be losing steam. President Donald Trump\u2019s tariff policies have been blamed for an increase in inflation, which moved up to 3 percent in September, making little progress toward the Fed\u2019s inflation target of 2 percent. The 10-year Treasury yield was just above 4 percent as of Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

One major question mark is the job market, which has been showing signs of weakness. Another risk is the political climate \u2014 the federal government\u2019s shutdown has been dragging on.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the U.S. federal government shutdown continuing, my sense is that confidence about the U.S. economic outlook is being undermined,\u201d says Mark Hamrick, Bankrate\u2019s senior economic analyst.<\/p>\n