Fed holds steady; signals no rush to raise ratesEstacada News, OR -10 minutes agoThe pace of existing-home sales fell to the lowest level since 1998 in June and mortgage applications are at their lowest level since 2000 as buyers remain ... Moreover, asking your lender whether a rate if fixed or adjustable is important when you're on the look out for the best mortgage rate. Remember that adjustable rates, despite their low interest rates, might not have the best mortgage rates. Adjustable rate mortgages only have low interest rates in their first year, after which, rates either tend to go up or go down.