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Updated 11/3/2026, 2:14:40 PM CT
Live mortgage rates and housing data for home buyers watching the market: 30- and 15-year averages, home prices, inflation and the Fed rate.
Mortgage rates (Freddie Mac, weekly on Thursdays): as of 2026-10-29
Economic data (FRED, when each source releases): latest 2026-10-01
Averages are a starting point. Your quote depends on credit, down payment and the loan type.
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Where do these rates come from?
Mortgage rates are Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey averages. Economic series come from FRED at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
How often is this page updated?
Mortgage rates update weekly, every Thursday when Freddie Mac publishes them. Other economic data (FRED series) updates when its source releases new numbers. We check for new data every morning.
Updated . Official sources: Freddie Mac PMMS, FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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