These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates have been relatively flat this week as investors gear up for another rate cut from the Fed.

US mortgage rates slip lower, their third consecutive week of declines as Freddie Mac reports 30-year fixed-rate mortgages ticked down to 6.60% from 6.69% from the week prior. Yahoo Finance senior housing reporter Claire Boston joins Brad Smith on Wealth for a discussion about recent homebuyer demand trends and what the Federal Reserve's policy meeting next week could indicate about the rate environment.

After sinking most of the last three weeks and dipping to a 7-week low, 30-year mortgage rates have ticked up slightly. Rates moved higher for many other loan types as well.

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) decreased to 6.67% from 6.69%.

There's no easy way to say it: it was a bad week for mortgage rates.  Actually, it was a bad week for interest rates in general and mortgage rates typically follow the rest of the rate market.

After sinking most of three weeks and notching a 7-week low, 30-year mortgage rates have ticked up the last two days. Rate movement for other loan types was mixed.

As the year draws to a close, conditions appear to be improving for homebuyers. Freddie Mac reports its Primary Mortgage Market Survey shows the 30-year fi

Freddie Mac’s benchmark rate for a 30-year mortgage averaged 6.60% for the week ending December 12. It’s the third consecutive week the rate has decreased.