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A cozy home in the Shenandoah Valley with mountain views in fall

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at every single meeting in 2026. After cutting three times in 2025 and dropping mortgage rates from the mid-7s into the low 6s, the Fed looked at a mixed economic picture, inflation that would not quite land where they wanted, a labor market that stayed stubbornly strong, and decided to wait. And wait. And wait some more.

Freddie Mac reported the 30-year fixed rate at 6.52 percent in mid-June 2026. It has stayed in roughly that band ever since, drifting slightly with Treasury yields but refusing to do anything dramatic in either direction. For buyers who have been sitting on the sidelines hoping for a meaningful drop, this is the story of 2026: a Fed that will not move, and a rate environment…

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