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October 2, 2026
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October 2, 2026

What This Week's Rate News Means for Your Home Search

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After a rough September for mortgage rates, this week brought some encouraging news.

Job growth slowed much more than expected, inflation cooled, and mortgage rates improved for the second day in a row.

If you put your home search on hold when rates climbed, it's worth checking your numbers again. Even small rate moves can change your monthly payment, and what works for you today could look different from what worked a month ago.

Get in touch, and we'll show you where you stand today.

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Rate Source: MortgageNewsDaily.com

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*The Mortgage News Daily index attempts to capture the most prevalently quoted conventional, FHA, and VA 30-year fixed rates for highly qualified homebuyers that meet the appropriate down payment requirements and have no major loan-level price adjustments.

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