Mortgage rates moved from 5.99% to 6.90%. Here is the payment difference on a median-priced home, the $39,345 hit to purchasing power, the refinance checkpoint at 3.99% and 8.20%, and what has to change before rates meaningfully retreat.
Published on 09/03/2026
Foreclosures are up 21% in 2026, but today's foreclosure rate is one-eighth of the 2010 peak and 71.6% of U.S. home value is equity. We compared 2006, the worst crisis years and today, and put a number on the real crash risk.
Published on 09/02/2026
