{"id":56,"date":"2026-10-07T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thompsonwarner.com\/blog\/?p=56"},"modified":"2026-10-07T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:00:00","slug":"mortgage-rates-arent-backing-down-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thompsonwarner.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/07\/mortgage-rates-arent-backing-down-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Mortgage Rates Aren\u2019t Backing Down Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/anthony-warner\/rates-baking-yet\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Mortgage rates continue to hold steady near 7%, keeping affordability a real challenge for many buyers and investors in our region. Persistent inflation and the possibility of another Fed rate hike mean we could see borrowing costs remain elevated\u2014even inch higher. Wide mortgage-backed securities spreads are adding further pressure to rates. For those navigating the Augusta metro or nearby South Carolina markets, it\u2019s important to use today\u2019s rates as your planning baseline. A significant drop would require clear, sustained progress on inflation, steadier long-term yields, more supportive signals from the Fed, and healthier spreads in the MBS market. As always, I focus on helping you move forward with clarity and confidence, tailoring strategies that reflect both current realities and future possibilities.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mortgage rates continue to hold steady near 7%, keeping affordability a real challenge for many buyers and investors in our region. Persistent inflation and the possibility of another Fed rate hike mean we could see borrowing costs remain elevated\u2014even inch higher. Wide mortgage-backed securities spreads are adding further pressure to rates. For those navigating the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":416,"featured_media":57,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thompsonwarner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thompsonwarner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thompsonwarner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thompsonwarner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/416"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thompsonwarner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thompsonwarner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58,"href":"https:\/\/www.thompsonwarner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56\/revisions\/58"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thompsonwarner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thompsonwarner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thompsonwarner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thompsonwarner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}