Realtor.com exposes crucial housing market shift

When we think of the 2026 housing market, many of our minds immediately go to how dismal mortgage rates have been. The Freddie Mac 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 6.67% as of Aug. 13. That's a 0.09% increase from this time last year and 0.35% above the 52-week average. But my years of reporting on ...