The Rate Spike Nobody Can Ignore The numbers don’t lie. The average 30-year fixed mortgage just climbed to 6.38%, up sharply in a single week. That’s not a small move. That’s a gut punch. For working families, it means one thing: Higher monthly payments. Fewer options. Dreams delayed. And while headlines point to conflict in Iran and “market volatility,” the real story runs deeper. War Abroad, Pain at Home When conflict erupts overseas, Americans feel it at the gas pump—and now, at the closing table. Oil prices rise. Inflation fears spread. Investors panic. That panic pushes up Treasury yields. And mortgage rates follow right behind. It’s a chain reaction. A predictable one. But here’s the question nobody in the mainstream…
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