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Rates Ease Despite Conflicting Iran War Headlines

The past 24 hours have seen multiple news stories with seemingly contradictory updates regarding the state of the Iran war. There's a ceasefire. There's no ceasefire. There's negotiation. There's no negotiation, etc. As far as the rate market is concerned, the most important development has been the

Highest Mortgage Rates Since August 2025

March 2026 continues to be an unpleasant month for mortgage rates--a fact almost exclusively due to the Iran war. Even if the war were to end today, there's been sufficient disruption to infrastructure and a big enough initial spike in energy prices to create what economists refer to as "second roun

Perks of the Park: Mobile Homes Offer Fast-Track to Homeownership as Prices Fall 5.7% Year-Over-Year