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EPISODE · Aug 7, 2026 · 21 MIN

What’s driving rates: the Fed, jobs data or the Iran conflict?

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On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about what’s driving rates right now. Is it the Fed, jobs data or the Iran conflict? Related to this episode: Mortgage rates over time HousingWire | YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HousingWire AI Summit – August 11 HousingWire Mortgage Banking Summit – October 1 More info about HousingWire Top 5 Trending: UWM lines up record $2.05B Ishbia–Oaktree capital raise as it posts Q2 loss Housing Market Spotlight: What the national median price isn’t telling you What Better’s CEO swap means for its future Zillow says its ‘Housing Super App’ strategy is working Exclusive: Envoy Mortgage to acquire MasonMac distributed retail assets Want more from Sarah? Don’t forget to subscribe! The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate.

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