AAT $21.61 +0.70% ▲ ABR $3.09 -4.92% ▼ ACA $146.50 +0.07% ▲ ACM $59.46 +2.02% ▲ ACR $10.21 -0.29% ▼ ADC $65.82 +1.01% ▲ AGNC $8.68 +0.00% ▲ AGX $398.66 -1.42% ▼ AHR $50.44 +2.17% ▲ AHT $2.16 -1.82% ▼ AIV $1.78 +1.14% ▲ AKR $18.18 +0.00% ▲ ALX $241.48 +0.14% ▲ AMH $30.49 +1.63% ▲ AMT $166.73 +0.00% ▲ AOMR $7.27 +1.82% ▲ AP-UN.TO $6.03 -1.15% ▼ APG $39.98 -0.57% ▼ APLE $16.22 +1.12% ▲ APPF $197.45 +0.24% ▲ APR-UN.TO $11.72 +0.34% ▲ ARE $45.60 +0.00% ▲ ARE.TO $52.30 -3.35% ▼ ARI $6.24 +0.16% ▲ ARR $13.47 +0.00% ▲ ATRL.TO $86.66 +1.50% ▲ AXR $20.72 +0.58% ▲ BDN $2.74 -1.08% ▼ BDT.TO $80.39 -2.17% ▼ BEI-UN.TO $60.66 +0.46% ▲ AAT $21.61 +0.70% ▲ ABR $3.09 -4.92% ▼ ACA $146.50 +0.07% ▲ ACM $59.46 +2.02% ▲ ACR $10.21 -0.29% ▼ ADC $65.82 +1.01% ▲ AGNC $8.68 +0.00% ▲ AGX $398.66 -1.42% ▼ AHR $50.44 +2.17% ▲ AHT $2.16 -1.82% ▼ AIV $1.78 +1.14% ▲ AKR $18.18 +0.00% ▲ ALX $241.48 +0.14% ▲ AMH $30.49 +1.63% ▲ AMT $166.73 +0.00% ▲ AOMR $7.27 +1.82% ▲ AP-UN.TO $6.03 -1.15% ▼ APG $39.98 -0.57% ▼ APLE $16.22 +1.12% ▲ APPF $197.45 +0.24% ▲ APR-UN.TO $11.72 +0.34% ▲ ARE $45.60 +0.00% ▲ ARE.TO $52.30 -3.35% ▼ ARI $6.24 +0.16% ▲ ARR $13.47 +0.00% ▲ ATRL.TO $86.66 +1.50% ▲ AXR $20.72 +0.58% ▲ BDN $2.74 -1.08% ▼ BDT.TO $80.39 -2.17% ▼ BEI-UN.TO $60.66 +0.46% ▲

Mortgage Rates Hit 7.40%, a Nearly 3-Year High: What Buyers and Agents Should Know

October 8, 2026 · by Real Estate Presswire

Mortgage rates reached 7.40%, a nearly three-year high. Here’s how rising borrowing costs affect buyer budgets, financing, and negotiations.

Source: https://theclose.com/news/news-mortgage-rates-hit-740-percent/