While mortgage rates always fluctuate, the direction of the housing market is more uncertain than ever. Lingering inflation, threats of a global trade war and mounting recession f

Mortgage rates are having a dramatic month—falling, surging, and falling again. Rates have now changed direction yet again, with most loan averages moving higher.

Rates for home loans remained high as consumer and investor confidence take a hit amid the White House's tariff rollout. In the week ending April 24, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.