{"id":7,"date":"2026-10-12T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/soldbyshaline-com\/2026\/10\/12\/mortgage-rates-arent-backing-down-yet\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:00:00","slug":"mortgage-rates-arent-backing-down-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soldbyshaline.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/12\/mortgage-rates-arent-backing-down-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Mortgage Rates Aren\u2019t Backing Down Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/shaline-heng\/rates-baking-yet\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>We&#039;re still seeing mortgage rates holding close to 7%, which continues to challenge affordability for many families. With inflation proving stubborn and the possibility of another Fed rate hike, borrowing costs may even creep higher. Wider mortgage-backed securities spreads are only adding to the pressure. A significant drop in rates will require real, sustained progress on inflation, steadier long-term yields, encouraging signals from the Fed, and healthier mortgage-backed securities markets. For now, whether you\u2019re considering buying, investing, or refinancing, it\u2019s wise to plan around current rates and treat any future rate relief as a welcome bonus. My background in business finance and global real estate development gives me a strategic perspective on these shifts\u2014I\u2019m always looking for ways families can navigate today\u2019s market and build lasting wealth through real estate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#039;re still seeing mortgage rates holding close to 7%, which continues to challenge affordability for many families. With inflation proving stubborn and the possibility of another Fed rate hike, borrowing costs may even creep higher. Wider mortgage-backed securities spreads are only adding to the pressure. A significant drop in rates will require real, sustained progress [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":599,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.soldbyshaline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.soldbyshaline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.soldbyshaline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.soldbyshaline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/599"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.soldbyshaline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.soldbyshaline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.soldbyshaline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.soldbyshaline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.soldbyshaline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.soldbyshaline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}