Mortgage Rates Up Nearly 100 Basis Points Since Start of Iran War
Mortgage rates continue to climb, this week reaching their highest point since January 2025, and leaving buyers with an uphill ...
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In ‘the Market That Could Have Been,’ Mortgage Rates Hit 14-Month High
Mortgage rates ticked up again this week, seemingly caught in an ongoing cycle of upward pressure as renewed tensions in ...
Mortgage Rates See Little Change; Inflation Sidelining Would-Be Buyers
Buyers who are waiting for rates to come down before making their home purchase will likely have to wait until ...
Rates Still Sitting in the ‘Silver Lining,’ But Future is ‘Volatile’
Mortgage rates remain mostly better historically as this week and last observed some slight decreases, according to the latest data ...
Mortgage Rates Remain Steady; Buyers Moving on Modest Decreases
Mortgage rates remained relatively steady from last week, but an increase in home-purchase application activity after multiple weeks of decreases ...
Weakening Job Market Raises Rate Uncertainty as Housing Market Chugs
A resilient labor market may finally be bowing under the pressure of back-and-forth tariffs, the now five-month-long war against Iran ...
Mortgage Rates Rise to Higher Than Year-Ago Levels for the First Time in 44 Weeks
Mortgage rates continued their upward march, coming in above year-ago levels for the first time in 44 weeks, but economists ...
Mortgage Rates Rise for Fourth Straight Week, Hitting 12-Month High
The continued summer slowdown in the housing market could see an uptick in transactions before fall, but economists are pointing ...
Mortgage Rates Rise for Third Straight Week, Remaining at Near Annual High
The typical summer sales slowdown is being made worse, economists say, by renewed geopolitical tension in the Middle East, putting ...
Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Level Since August 2025
Economists say renewed doubt about a resolution to the war in Iran kept Treasury yields and thus mortgage rates elevated ...
6 Key Numbers Buyers Must Examine Before Committing
“The rate should never be treated as a yes-or-no answer,” says Nick Nastos, founder of Chicago’s Property Shop. “I would be more concerned about a buyer closing with no emergency fund than one accepting a slightly higher rate with a manageable payment and cash still in the... Read more.
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