If a recession hits, mortgage rates could drop, offering rare opportunities to buy or refinance at lower costs. Here’s how to ...

Mortgage Rates Tend to Fall During Recessions. Mortgage rates declined during every recession in recent history, except for the 1973–1975 recession of "stagflation" – when inflation was high ...

Recession worries are building once again, as some consumers fear the prospects of higher prices and continued high interest ...

Here's Why a Recession Won't Make Mortgage Rates or Home Prices Cheaper Top questions from homebuyers about the housing market and today's economy. Jeb Smith Expert Reviewer and Contributor.

Recession concerns are back, and for some, that comes with worry for higher mortgage rates. This time, however, it’s unclear how rates might react. If we are, in fact, heading toward a recession ...

Mortgage rates typically go down during a recession. But tariffs complicate things. Tariffs increase prices, which in turn can raise the rate of inflation. When inflation goes up, so do mortgage ...

U.S. housing market sluggish in May as sales decrease by 0.7%, with high mortgage rates and prices dampening demand despite ...

Uncertainty over the impact of Trump's tariffs on the U.S. economy—and whether they will stay in place—is freezing mortgage rates.

Then on April 2, President Trump rolled out his expansive global trade tariffs, shocking the stock and bond markets and sparking fears of a recession. Mortgage rates jumped again, hitting 6.89 ...

Mortgage Rates Tend to Fall During Recessions. Mortgage rates declined during every recession in recent history, except for the 1973–1975 recession of “stagflation” — when inflation was ...

Mortgage rates declined during every recession in recent history, except for the 1973–1975 recession of "stagflation" – when inflation was high but economic growth was slow.