Steve Hanke(@steve_hanke):Mortgage rates have reached the highest level since 2024. Prior to the US’s war of choice in Iran, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate was near 6.0%. Now that same rate has surged to 7.1%. PROSPECTIVE HOMEOWNERS CAN THANK TRUMP FOR THEIR MISERY.

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Steve Hanke@steve_hanke

2026.09.24 15:05

Mortgage rates have reached the highest level since 2024. Prior to the US’s war of choice in Iran, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate was near 6.0%. Now that same rate has surged to 7.1%. PROSPECTIVE HOMEOWNERS CAN THANK TRUMP FOR THEIR MISERY.