With strikes on both sides seeming to shatter the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, mortgage rates have been moving higher. Rates had started the week looking a little softer, but that took a turn as tensions flared overseas. The deterioration of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire promptly sent oil prices and 10-year Treasury yields higher, and mortgage rates were right there with them.
The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 11 basis points to 6.39% APR in the week ending July 9, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. (A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point.) We calculate our weekly average using daily APRs recorded over the past five business days.
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