The Fed raised rates to 3.75%–4% on Sept. 16, yet the 30-year fixed stayed at 6.95%. Here's why the bond market already priced it in.
Rising oil prices and sticky inflation pushed the 10-year Treasury yield to its highest since 2007, sending 30-year fixed mortgage rates back above 7%.
Mortgage rates follow the 10-year Treasury yield and the bond market, not the Fed's benchmark rate. Waiting for a rate cut can cost buyers the right home.