Why Does Mortgage News Sound Like a Broken Record? The Iran War Is the Reason We Keep Hearing the Same Song

If you’ve been following mortgage rate news for the past few months, I don’t blame you for feeling like the needle is stuck. Rates drop a little. Headlines call it a turning point. Then a week later, rates climb right back up and the same experts are back on camera explaining why, playing the same […]

Why Gas Prices Are Rising Even Though the U.S. Produces So Much Oil — And How It Can Affect Mortgage Rates

If the United States produces millions of barrels of oil every day, many Americans naturally ask: “Why are gas prices still rising?” It seems confusing at first glance. The U.S. is one of the world’s largest oil producers and even exports oil to other countries. So why do Americans still experience rising gas prices at […]

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