Yahoo Searches For Mortgage Rates

Go to Yahoo! and search for '[your city] mortgage rates' (ex: Santa Clara mortgage rates).

The new shortcut displays three of the most popular loan types along with their daily rates and the week-over-week trend. The shortcut also has links to view nearby individual lender rates as well as state mortgage rate trend graphs. If you're looking for a mortgage type that is not displayed, you can click the 'More mortgage rates' link for additional loan types. You can also select the 'Calculate payment' link to figure out your monthly payments and amortization schedule for your desired loan amount.

With the new design, you can easily browse homes on a map and plot nearby points of interest such as schools, grocery stores, parks, and restaurants; many of which feature user reviews from Yahoo! Local. The site also allows you to research local market conditions such as an area's housing inventory, median price, price trends, mortgage rates, and rate trends.