{"id":23,"date":"2026-09-20T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/findequityloanswithrhonda-com\/2026\/09\/20\/why-a-mortgage-rate-lock-makes-sense-this-september\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T09:00:00","slug":"why-a-mortgage-rate-lock-makes-sense-this-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findequityloanswithrhonda.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/20\/why-a-mortgage-rate-lock-makes-sense-this-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a mortgage rate lock makes sense this September"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>With 30-year mortgage rates now at 6.87%\u2014more than a full percentage point higher than just six months ago\u2014it&#039;s clear that locking in your rate this September is a strategic move. As someone who\u2019s witnessed different markets from Massachusetts to North Carolina, and now here in Florida, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how quickly rates can shift, especially with the possibility of more Federal Reserve hikes on the horizon. By securing your rate now, you protect yourself from further lender increases and set yourself up for more predictable costs as you pursue your real estate goals. My approach is always centered on finding the right financing solution for your unique needs, so you can move forward with confidence, whether you\u2019re buying a home or investing for the long term.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/why-mortgage-rate-lock-makes-sense-september-2026\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With 30-year mortgage rates now at 6.87%\u2014more than a full percentage point higher than just six months ago\u2014it&#039;s clear that locking in your rate this September is a strategic move. As someone who\u2019s witnessed different markets from Massachusetts to North Carolina, and now here in Florida, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how quickly rates can shift, especially [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":51,"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.findequityloanswithrhonda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.findequityloanswithrhonda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.findequityloanswithrhonda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.findequityloanswithrhonda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.findequityloanswithrhonda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.findequityloanswithrhonda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.findequityloanswithrhonda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.findequityloanswithrhonda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.findequityloanswithrhonda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.findequityloanswithrhonda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}