In predicting that mortgage rates will drop below 6 percent next year, economists at Fannie Mae are more optimistic about growth and less worried about inflation than their colleagues at the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Source: Inman News
Should they stay or go (down) now? Forecasters are split on where mortgage rates will be in 2026
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