{"id":23,"date":"2026-09-18T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/louiseandbernie-com\/2026\/09\/18\/will-a-cooling-labor-market-keep-mortgage-rates-below-7-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T17:00:00","slug":"will-a-cooling-labor-market-keep-mortgage-rates-below-7-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/18\/will-a-cooling-labor-market-keep-mortgage-rates-below-7-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Will a cooling labor market keep mortgage rates below 7% in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Keeping a close eye on the labor market is essential when you\u2019re planning your next move in real estate. Recent reports point to slower job growth and a marginal drop in unemployment, largely from fewer people participating in the workforce. What does this mean for those watching mortgage rates? While rates may stay below 7% through 2026, it\u2019s important to note that inflation pressures aren\u2019t going away anytime soon. The Fed is still targeting that 2% inflation mark, navigating ongoing global uncertainty and the evolving impact of artificial intelligence. There\u2019s even talk of a possible rate hike in early 2027.<\/p>\n<p>With 25 years in this market, I\u2019ve seen how these economic shifts ripple through our local housing landscape\u2014affecting everyone from first-time buyers to those ready for something new in their next chapter. My approach always comes back to clear communication and practical strategies, so my clients can make confident decisions no matter what the headlines say.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/articles\/will-a-cooling-labor-market-keep-mortgage-rates-below-7-in-2026\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping a close eye on the labor market is essential when you\u2019re planning your next move in real estate. Recent reports point to slower job growth and a marginal drop in unemployment, largely from fewer people participating in the workforce. What does this mean for those watching mortgage rates? While rates may stay below 7% [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":233,"featured_media":53,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/233"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}