The average 30-yr fixed #mortgage rate rose to 6.38% this week, climbing for the 4th-straight week to levels not seen in >6 months. It’s the largest 1-week jump in mortgage rates since April 2025, when markets were rattled due to #Trump’s initial tariff announcement.

The #US #housing market was supposed to turn a corner this year, but economic uncertainty & a jump in #MortgageRates fueled by the #US - #Israel #war in #Iran are complicating #affordability for homebuyers.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/26/economy/mortgage-rates-us-housing-market-iran-war?cid=ios_app

War with Iran drives US mortgage rates higher for fourth-straight week

The US housing market was supposed to turn a corner this year, but economic uncertainty and a jump in mortgage rates fueled by the US-Israeli war in Iran are complicating affordability for American homebuyers.

CNN
@Nonilex Er, is this part of the golden age, Trump and his psycophants [sic] have been lauding?!
@alex_p_roe
Probably. As is the tasteful decoration in the White House.
@Nonilex