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Mortgage rates hold steady after months of increases

Freddie Mac data shows the average thirty-year fixed mortgage rate held steady this week after months of increases; wholesale prices, meanwhile, keep climbing on gas.

On air: Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on The Five O'Clock
Published 5:57 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by The Hill: “Mortgage rates hit the brakes”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5:57 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.

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The HillMortgage rates hit the brakes

What BBN said about it

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNow, your money. Mortgage rates held steady this week after months of increases, according to new data from Freddie Mac.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSteady! Months of climbing, and this week your future house payment just sat down and took a breath. I call that a gift.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt stopped climbing, Vera. It's still standing on the roof of the building, waving at you.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA pause is a pause! If my rent held steady, I'd throw a party with a cake big enough for a small ice sculpture on top.