Mortgage rates have climbed to their highest point since November 2023, with the average 30-year fix...

Learn how the 10-year Treasury sets mortgage rates, what the spread pays for, and how mortgage hedging pushes yields back into the bond market.

The 30-year fixed rate just hit 7.30%, its highest since November 2023, dragging mortgage applications down 6% and refinance demand down 9%. With home prices still rising and rates now topping 7.58% mid-week, the window for affordable borrowing keeps shrinking.

Mortgage rates have climbed to their highest point since late 2023, reaching an average of 7.54% for...

It feels strange to watch the numbers climb, especially when you are trying to secure the biggest purchase of your life.

Rising mortgage rates have cooled the UK housing market, causing annual price growth to drop from 1.6% to 0.8% in September.

Mortgage rates have climbed for the sixth consecutive week, reaching their highest point since Novem...

The 30-year fixed rate just hit 7.30%, its highest since November 2023, dragging mortgage applications down 6% and refinance demand down 9%. With home prices still rising and rates now topping 7.58% mid-week, the window for affordable borrowing keeps shrinking.

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A small rate gap 📉 is pushing more buyers toward adjustable-rate loans — and most haven’t priced out what happens once the low-rate ends.

On Wednesday 30th September 2026, Carl Munson’s Good Morning Portugal! news notes that it is an interesting day in Portuguese history and leads with the deepening housing crisis: mortgage payments face their steepest rise in three years after October rate revisions, while national rents have jumped 10.2% year-on-year. Other headlines include nationwide flu and COVID vaccination campaigns launching today, a proposed network to support independent yoga teachers, the APA saying healthy Algarve water reserves do not justify slowing investment, Faro Hospital reaching 100 robotic surgeries, Portimão outlining its tourism future through 2035, and Michael Jordan appearing at the SBC summit in Lisbon to discuss technology, sports, fandom and betting. Weather is cooler and unsettled after overnight rain, with Lisbon around 25°C. #GoodMorningPortugal #PortugalNews #HousingCrisis #MortgageRates #Rents #Vaccination #FaroHospital #Portimao #MichaelJordan #Portugal2026

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The editorial from The Nightly critically examines the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to raise the cash rate to a 15-year high of 4.6 per cent, arguing that this policy disproportionately impacts home loan borrowers while failing to address the root causes of inflation. The RBA's fourth rate hike this year, part of an unsuccessful attempt to curb inflation above its 2-3 per cent target, has led to variable mortgage rates exceeding 7 per cent for the first time since the 2008 global financial crisis. The editorial highlights the RBA's focus on 'domestic capacity pressures' and external factors like the Middle East conflict's impact on oil prices, while Treasurer Jim Chalmers deflects blame to the Iran war and Donald Trump, rather than addressing productivity issues or government spending. The piece criticizes the government for continuing to inject money into the economy through 'cost of living' handouts while the RBA tightens monetary policy, creating a contradictory economic approach. Homeowners face a double burden as rising interest rates compound with declining housing values, draining their largest asset. The editorial concludes that Australia's political and economic model is failing to support households, with the RBA penalizing a third of households (mortgage holders and small businesses on variable overdrafts) while inflation affects all consumers through higher fuel, grocery, and insurance costs. The piece calls for improved productivity and reduced government spending as solutions, rather than the current punitive measures on borrowers. The Nightly's editorial emphasizes the need for a more balanced approach to economic policy that addresses both inflation and the structural issues affecting households.