{"id":31,"date":"2026-10-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/anytimemtg-com\/2026\/10\/17\/mortgage-rates-are-spiking-but-texas-got-a-rare-break-heres-why\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T09:00:00","slug":"mortgage-rates-are-spiking-but-texas-got-a-rare-break-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anytimemtg.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/17\/mortgage-rates-are-spiking-but-texas-got-a-rare-break-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Mortgage rates are spiking, but Texas got a rare break\u2014here&#8217;s why"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Even as mortgage rates spike across the country, Texas got a rare bit of good news: in early 2026, our state saw one of the smallest increases nationwide. The average rate here settled at 6.36% for Q2\u2014down 0.83% from Q1. I know high home prices and rising borrowing costs are putting pressure on buyers, especially those hoping to turn &quot;someday&quot; into move-in day. But compared to states facing sharper rate climbs, Texas buyers have a little more breathing room. After 26 years in the mortgage business, I&#039;ve seen how even small changes like this can make a difference for families looking for the right loan. Every advantage counts when you&#039;re navigating today&#039;s market challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/news\/article\/texas-mortgage-rate-hikes-22447707.php\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even as mortgage rates spike across the country, Texas got a rare bit of good news: in early 2026, our state saw one of the smallest increases nationwide. The average rate here settled at 6.36% for Q2\u2014down 0.83% from Q1. I know high home prices and rising borrowing costs are putting pressure on buyers, especially [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":559,"featured_media":32,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anytimemtg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anytimemtg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anytimemtg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anytimemtg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/559"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anytimemtg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.anytimemtg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anytimemtg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anytimemtg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anytimemtg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anytimemtg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}