Mortgage rates' climb to their highest level in over a year in 2026

Active · last development Sep 24: “Mortgage rates hit 7% as Iran war pushes borrowing costs higher”

What this arc covers

The weekly movement of average 30-year US mortgage rates through the summer of 2026, as they climbed to their highest level in more than a year.

Photo from Hawaiitribune Herald, with Mortgage rates hit 7% as Iran war pushes borrowing costs higher (Sep 24), the story with the most independent sources this week.

Earliest story we hold Jul 2, 2026 · 11 stories · 46 independent sources (counted once each) · 84 days

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Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Sep 24– 25Mortgage rates hit 7% as Iran war pushes borrowing costs higher5 articles · 5 independent sources
2 left, 1 center, 0 right
Sep 9– 11Mortgage rates climb: Average rate on a 30-year home loan hits the highest level in over 14 months12 articles · 10 independent sources
4 left, 5 center, 0 right
Sep 3– 4Average rate on a 30-year mortgage climbs to highest level in 13 months16 articles · 13 independent sources
2 left, 5 center, 2 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Jul 8 – 9Average 30-year US mortgage rate rises to 6.49%, pushing up homebuyers’ borrowing costs14 articles · 12 independent sources
  2. Jul 14 – 17Average 30-year US mortgage rate climbs to 6.55%, highest level in nearly a year25 articles · 22 independent sources
  3. Jul 23 – 24Average 30-year US mortgage rate climbs to 6.58%, highest level in nearly a year17 articles · 15 independent sources
  4. Jul 30 – 31Average 30-year US mortgage rate rises to highest level in a year at 6.66%41 articles · 36 independent sources
  5. Sep 3 – 4Average rate on a 30-year mortgage climbs to highest level in 13 months16 articles · 13 independent sources

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Jun 29Jul 13Aug 3Aug 17Sep 7Sep 21

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Point at or tap a week to see its count by side.

Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Jun 29, 20261209
Jul 6, 202622114
Jul 13, 202607125
Jul 20, 202604217
Jul 27, 202646541
Aug 10, 202622310
Aug 17, 20260319
Aug 24, 20263207
Aug 31, 202625216
Sep 7, 202645012
Sep 21, 20262105

24% left · 61% center · 15% right of 46 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 11 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. July 2026

    Jul 2Average 30-year US mortgage rate falls to 6.43%, its lowest level in seven weeks9 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Jul 8– 9Average 30-year US mortgage rate rises to 6.49%, pushing up homebuyers’ borrowing costs14 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Jul 14– 17Average 30-year US mortgage rate climbs to 6.55%, highest level in nearly a year25 articles · 22 independent sources
    0 left, 7 center, 1 right
  4. Jul 23– 24Average 30-year US mortgage rate climbs to 6.58%, highest level in nearly a year17 articles · 15 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 2 right
  5. Jul 30– 31Average 30-year US mortgage rate rises to highest level in a year at 6.66%41 articles · 36 independent sources
    4 left, 6 center, 5 right

  6. August 2026

    Aug 13– 14Mortgage rates dip slightly for the first time in six weeks, but remain steeper than last year10 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 3 right
  7. Aug 19– 21Mortgage rates ease again, but remain higher than this time last year9 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  8. Aug 26– 28Mortgage rates rise, bringing the average rate on a 30-year home loan to where it was 4 weeks ago7 articles · 6 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 0 right

  9. September 2026

    Sep 3– 4Average rate on a 30-year mortgage climbs to highest level in 13 months16 articles · 13 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 2 right
  10. Sep 9– 11Mortgage rates climb: Average rate on a 30-year home loan hits the highest level in over 14 months12 articles · 10 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 0 right
  11. Sep 24– 25Mortgage rates hit 7% as Iran war pushes borrowing costs higher5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right