What are today's mortgage interest rates: April 13, 2026?

MoneyWatch: Managing Your Money What are today's mortgage interest rates: April 13, 2026? We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-moneywatch.jpg'); } By Angelica Leicht Angelica Leicht Senior Editor, Managing Your Money Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing roles at The Simple Dollar, Interest, HousingWire and other financial publications. Read Full Bio Angelica Leicht April 13, 2026 / 10:35 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Today's mortgage rates represent a genuine improvement from the recent highs we've seen. Andrii Yalanskyi/Getty Images After weeks of rampant market turbulence, mortgage rates are finally showing signs of easing. The 30-year mortgage rate has dropped to its lowest point in recent weeks, marking a meaningful shift from where it stood just days ago. The move comes as bond markets have rallied on shifting trade war expectations, pulling yields lower and giving mortgage rates a little room to breathe. It's the kind of development buyers and refinancers have been waiting on, even if the broader picture remains uncertain.Whether this dip proves durable or temporary, though, will depend heavily on how trade negotiations unfold in the coming days, a factor that has made mortgage rate forecasting nearly impossible to do with any confidence this spring. What's clear is that today's rates represent a genuine improvement from the recent highs, and for buyers who've been sitting on the sidelines, that may be enough reason to revisit the numbers. Here's where mortgage interest rates stand today, April 13, 2026.See how low your current mortgage rate offers are here.What are today's mortgage interest rates?The average mortgage inte...