{"id":87,"date":"2026-10-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/?p=87"},"modified":"2026-10-11T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T10:00:00","slug":"where-did-mortgage-rates-land-last-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/11\/where-did-mortgage-rates-land-last-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Where did mortgage rates land last week?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Last week, mortgage rates edged upward\u2014VA 30-Year Fixed rates reached 6.5%, and posted 30-year fixed rates ranged from 5.625% to 6.875%. What stands out even more: mortgage inquiries for August 2026 shot up 11% from July and saw a remarkable 157% increase compared to last year, largely thanks to growing interest in home-equity products. As someone who guides buyers and sellers across Massachusetts and Rhode Island, I know that these shifts can spark new questions and opportunities for anyone considering a move. Staying on top of these trends helps me support clients at every price point\u2014whether you\u2019re aiming for your first home or your next big step.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/articles\/where-did-mortgage-rates-land-195748000.html\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, mortgage rates edged upward\u2014VA 30-Year Fixed rates reached 6.5%, and posted 30-year fixed rates ranged from 5.625% to 6.875%. What stands out even more: mortgage inquiries for August 2026 shot up 11% from July and saw a remarkable 157% increase compared to last year, largely thanks to growing interest in home-equity products. As [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":425,"featured_media":88,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/425"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91,"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87\/revisions\/91"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}