CNBC Mortgage rates surge to the highest since June 2025 as Iran war pushes oil prices up

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Mortgage rates have surged to their highest point since June 2025, reaching 6.87% due to the Iran war and rising oil prices. This increase significantly impacts monthly payments, making homeownership less affordable and potentially disqualifying more borrowers.

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1Mortgage rates surge to highest since June 2025
2Surge started Friday and continued today
3Average 30-year fixed rate hits 6.87%
4Rate increase compared to February and June
5Impact on monthly payments for a $450k home
6Higher rates reduce borrower qualification and exacerbate high home prices

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The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage is now 6.87%. That rate is 12 basis points higher than it was Thursday and is being fueled by rising oil prices. CNBC's Diana Olick has the details. Read more at the #linkinbio or the link on screen. #CNBC #mortgagerates

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CNBC Mortgage rates surge to the highest since June 2025 as Iran war pushes oil prices up MARKET ALERT DIANA OLICK CNBC BUSINESS NEWS Sr. Real Estate Correspondent STREAM CNBC+ 30-YR FIXED MND.NEWS INTRA DAY 6.87 +0.06 +0.88% 06/01/2026 - TODAY +4.73% 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.1 06/01/2026 AUG 31, 2026 AVG. 30-YR. FIXED MORTGAGE RATES RISE +6 BASIS PTS. TODAY TO 6.87%: MORTGAGE NEWS DAILY STREAM CNBC+ MONTHLY MORTGAGE PAYMENT JUMPS $450K HOME WITH 20% DOWN AT TODAY'S RATE +$207 FROM END OF FEBRUARY 30-YEAR FIXED RATES HIT 6.87% HIGHEST SINCE JUNE 2025

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The surge started Friday and continued today. The average rate on the 30-year fixed jumped six basis points this morning to 6.87%, that according to Mortgage News Daily, that is the highest level since June of 2025. It's now up 12 basis points since Friday and up over 30 basis points since the end of June. Now, the expectation, of course, had been for falling rates this year, but the Iran war and rising oil prices upended all that. Before the war started, that is at the end of February, the rate was 5.99% on the 30-year. Now, just to put that into perspective, if you were buying a $450,000 house with 20% down on a 30-year fixed, your monthly principal and interest payment today would be $2,363, and that is $207 a month more than it would have been just back at the end of February. And that's just the payment. Now, when rates go up, fewer borrowers can actually qualify for a mortgage because it shifts that debt-to-income that lenders rely on for safe lending. Now this, of course, comes on top of higher home prices, which actually seem now to be accelerating again in some parts due to still lean supply.