Mortgage interest rates are dropping. Here's how to find the best one this October, according to some experts.

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Last November, the 30-year mortgage rate approached 8%. After the Federal Reserve cut interest rates on September 18, it’s approaching 6%.

Mortgage interest rates could still fall in October, even without a Fed meeting. Here's what could cause that drop.

China's central bank said on Sunday it would tell banks to lower mortgage rates for existing home loans before Oct. 31, as part of sweeping policies to support the country's beleaguered property market as the economy slows.