NBC News September 18, 2026 β€’ 13:10

Soaring mortgage rates and high prices are putting homeownership further out of reach - NBC News

By Kayla Steinberg, Maya Huter

Soaring mortgage rates and high prices are putting homeownership further out of reach - NBC News

Interest rates on a 30-year fixed mortgage soared to 7.2%. Coupled with near record high prices, it’s putting homeownership out of reach for millions.

Still, pending home sales in which contracts have been signed but the sales havent closed yet fell 4.7% over the past year, which economists attribute to higher mortgage rates.
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