{
  "id": 1686256,
  "title": "Mortgage and refinance rates today, Tuesday, August 18, 2026: Generally higher, yet the 30-year holds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/mortgage-and-refinance-rates-today-tuesday-august-18-2026-generally",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/mortgages/article/mortgage-and-refinance-rates-today-tuesday-august-18-2026-generally-higher-yet-the-30-year-holds-100000411.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Today, Tuesday, August 18, 2026, mortgage rates are generally higher than they were the previous day, according to the Zillow lender marketplace. However, the 30-year fixed rate has remained mostly unchanged, sitting at 6.53%, a one-basis-point decrease since yesterday. The 15-year fixed loan is at 5.94%, eight basis points higher than it was yesterday. The 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) stands at 6.39%, a 15-basis-point increase from Monday.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}