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The long-anticipated rebound in the U.S. housing market is losing momentum, as a fresh uptick in borrowing costs and escalating geopolitical tensions inject new uncertainty into an already fragile recovery.<\/p>\n

After entering 2026 with cautious optimism, economists had projected a modest revival in home sales, driven by easing mortgage rates and a gradual increase in housing supply. Instead, renewed volatility–linked in part to a widening conflict involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran–has pushed financial markets back into a defensive posture, lifting Treasury yields and, by extension, mortgage rates.<\/p>\n

Data released Thursday by Freddie Mac showed the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage climbed to 6.38% for the week ending March 26, 2026, marking a fourth consecutive weekly increase. The benchmark rate stood at 6.22% a week earlier and 6.65% during the same period last year.<\/p>\n

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“Mortgage rates continue to experience volatility, but the broader housing market is showing incremental improvement compared with a year ago,” said Sam Khater. He noted that both purchase and refinance applications have risen on a year-over-year basis, suggesting underlying demand remains intact despite affordability pressures.<\/p>\n

Shorter-term borrowing costs are also moving higher. The average rate on a 15-year fixed mortgage rose to 5.75%, up from 5.54% the prior week, though still below the 5.89% level seen a year earlier.<\/p>\n

The recent climb in mortgage rates reflects movements in the U.S. Treasury market, where the 10-year yield–closely tracked by home loan rates–hovered around 4.38% on Thursday. While the Federal Reserve does not directly set mortgage rates, its policy stance, along with inflation expectations and global risk dynamics, continues to shape borrowing costs.<\/p>\n

Those dynamics are proving especially consequential for housing. Elevated rates, combined with still-high home prices, are keeping affordability near multi-decade lows, limiting the pool of qualified buyers. The result is a market caught between improving demand fundamentals and financial constraints that continue to suppress transaction volumes.<\/p>\n

Following a year in which home sales dropped to their lowest level in three decades, industry participants had hoped 2026 would mark a turning point. Instead, the path to recovery is becoming increasingly uneven–dependent not only on domestic monetary policy but also on geopolitical developments far beyond the housing sector.<\/p>\n\n

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