10/02/2026
Mortgage rates gave us a HEAD FAKE this morning. đź‘€
The jobs report came out and rates initially started moving LOWER.
Then Wall Street had some time to digest the numbers…
And almost all of that improvement disappeared.
We’re ending the week with the national average 30-year fixed around 7.57%, according to Mortgage News Daily.
But here’s the part I’m paying attention to:
Higher rates don’t automatically mean there’s nothing we can do.
They can create more negotiating leverage with sellers. And right now, I’m looking hard at seller credits and temporary buydowns to help buyers reduce their payment while we wait for this rate environment to work itself out.
I broke down what happened today, what I’m watching with oil and the Strait of Hormuz, and how I’m approaching this market with buyers.
🎥 Watch my Friday Market Update: https://www.loom.com/share/70a801024ea94650ae71aa258cf61215
This Loom provides a mortgage rate update, focusing on how employment data briefly pushed rates down before quickly reversing. The speaker explains that non farm payrolls and unemployment suggested job market weakness, which initially moved rates down from about 8.25 percent but then they rebounded....