US homebuyers frozen as mortgage rates rise amid Middle East tensions
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March existing-home sales fell to 3.98 million (down 3.6% MoM), the weakest since June, as average 30-year mortgage rates rose to about 6.37% amid Middle East tensions, leaving buyers feeling “frozen” and clouding hopes for a 2026 housing recovery as investors expect the Fed to keep rates elevated to curb inflation.
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