# Mortgage rates hit highest since June 2025 as Middle East attacks drive up oil prices

https://mins.news/en/item/39133

- CNBC, 2026-08-31 17:56 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/31/mortgage-rates-surge-middle-east-attacks-oil.html

> Mortgage rates have climbed to their highest level since June 2025. Expectations that rates would fall this year were upended by the war with Iran and the resulting increase in oil prices.

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