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1. Article · Aug 30, 2026 · Mark Zandi

   Mortgage rates will rise even higher if bond market continues to choke | Expert Opinion (opens the original)

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   If you’ve shopped for a home in the Philadelphia region lately, you’ve met the villain of this story. Before the Iran war began in late February, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate was dipping below 6%. Now, it is nearly 7%. On a $320,000 mortgage, approximately what it takes to buy the typical area home, that adds about $210 to the monthly payment, or more than $2,500 a year. That’s not for a bigger house, but the same house. Behind the mortgage rate stands the bond market. The 10-year Treas

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2. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Mark Zandi

   Inflation is a policy choice | Expert opinion (opens the original)

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   Ask most Americans to name their number-one financial problem, and you’ll get the same answer: the high and rising cost of living. Consumers have rarely been as glum, with the collective psyche weighed down by higher prices for gasoline, groceries, and other goods and services. Voters also appear to be in a bad mood in the lead-up to the midterm election, as most polls show they aren’t happy about having to pay so much more for nearly everything. The frustration is well-founded. Inflation ha

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