09/24/2025
Here’s a quick update on mortgage news this week! Key takeaway: Rates are easing and refinance volume is trending upward.
📉 Rates
• 30-year fixed dropped to 6.26 %, 15-year to 5.41 %, lowest since early October.
• Rates eased with falling Treasury yields but ticked slightly higher in daily surveys.
🏛 Fed
• Fed cut rates by 0.25% last week — first cut of 2025.
• Powell called policy “modestly restrictive” and left door open for more cuts.
• Some Fed voices push for faster easing, citing job market softness.
🏠 Housing & Refis
• Refinance demand surged, now ~60% of mortgage applications.
• New home sales up 20.5% in August, boosted by builder incentives.
• Fannie Mae sees rates drifting toward 6.4% by end of 2025,