And that news came after mortgage rates plunged on Wednesday to 6.15%, the lowest point they've been at in two years, or since September 2022. But as this week's rate cut reverberates across the market and as lenders start processing this new reality (additional Fed cuts look possible for November and December),

Borrowers are finally starting to see signs of hope. Mortgage rates are at their lowest point in 18 months—and expected to fall further—after the Federal Reserve cut short-term interest rates by 0.50% or 50 basis points for the first time since the onset of the pandemic.