{"id":209932,"date":"2026-07-16T18:55:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/209932\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T18:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:55:21","slug":"mortgage-rates-rose-again-amid-renewed-tensions-with-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/209932\/","title":{"rendered":"Mortgage rates rose again amid renewed tensions with Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Mortgage rates rose above 6.5% this week as the United States and Iran escalated attacks, and oil prices jumped.\u00a0  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.55% this week through Wednesday, up from 6.49% a week earlier, according to Freddie Mac data. The average 15-year mortgage rate was 5.93%, up from 5.82%.\u00a0  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">After a period of relative stability last month, mortgage rates are on the rise again amid renewed concerns about higher oil prices and inflation. The 10-year Treasury yield (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/^TNX\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:%5ETNX;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:1;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;^TNX&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">^TNX<\/a>), which mortgage rates closely track, has spiked in recent days as the US and Iran traded strikes after a ceasefire between the two nations fell apart.\u00a0  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/personal-finance\/mortgages\/article\/when-will-mortgage-rates-go-down-february-23-2026-190610655.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:When%20will%20mortgage%20rates%20go%20down%20again%3F;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:2;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;When will mortgage rates go down again?&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">When will mortgage rates go down again?<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Cooler inflation data released on Tuesday provided brief rate relief, but concerns about higher oil prices prevailed as <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/markets\/article\/oil-prices-hold-onto-modest-gains-as-trump-announces-gulf-investment-deals-to-replace-20-cargo-fees-122917495.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:oil%20climbed%20to%20over%20%2480%20a%20barrel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:3;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;oil climbed to over $80 a barrel&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">oil climbed to over $80 a barrel<\/a>.\u00a0  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">&#8220;Mortgage rates are caught between cooler inflation data and renewed energy risks. Softer June inflation reduced the likelihood of a near-term Federal Reserve rate increase, but higher oil prices are keeping pressure on the inflation outlook and borrowing costs,&#8221; Zillow senior economist Kara Ng said in a statement.\u00a0  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Current mortgage rates appear to be discouraging home buyers and sellers. Mortgage applications dropped last week through Friday, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/real-estate\/article\/pending-home-sales-dip-in-june-as-high-mortgage-rates-prices-lead-to-tepid-market-140018729.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Housing%20contract%20activity;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:4;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Housing contract activity&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Housing contract activity<\/a> also slipped last month.  <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/53DC8CB87C578397931859D86962DBB0F1FCE8DD74B593266F28806E31333E9A\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fd29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F2026-07%2F257a3a13-2793-4c6c-828f-41a380b75799\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"A residential real estate sign points to a home for sale in Encinitas, California, U.S., July 14, 2026. REUTERS\/Mike Blake\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/><\/a> A residential real estate sign points to a home for sale in Encinitas, California, U.S., July 14, 2026. 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