July 21, 2026

Will mortgage rates go higher with Iran escalation?

22 minutes

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about how high mortgage rates could go with the new escalation in the Iran conflict.

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