Mortgage Rates Surge to 7-Month Highs

March hasn’t been a great month for mortgage rates and the past 3 days have been particularly bad. During that time, our daily rate index went from 6.09% on Tuesday to 6.41% today–the highest since September 4th, 2025.  While that’s certainly not the fastest jump we’ve seen, it’s the worst 3-day stretch since early April, 2025. Mortgage rates are driven primarily by movement in the bond market. Like several oth…