{"id":25,"date":"2026-09-20T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/jhickmanbroker-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.jhickmanbroker.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%\u2014over a full percentage point higher than just six months ago\u2014it&#039;s a critical time for anyone considering a home purchase or investment. As someone who\u2019s spent years guiding clients through changing markets, I always look to protect their bottom line. Locking in your rate this September could shield you from further jumps, especially with potential Federal Reserve moves and lender increases on the horizon. I believe in crafting solutions that fit your journey, whether you\u2019re stepping into your first home or expanding your investment portfolio. Staying ahead of rising costs can make all the difference on your path to building wealth through real estate.<\/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%\u2014over a full percentage point higher than just six months ago\u2014it&#039;s a critical time for anyone considering a home purchase or investment. As someone who\u2019s spent years guiding clients through changing markets, I always look to protect their bottom line. Locking in your rate this September could shield you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":469,"featured_media":26,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jhickmanbroker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jhickmanbroker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jhickmanbroker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jhickmanbroker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/469"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jhickmanbroker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jhickmanbroker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jhickmanbroker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jhickmanbroker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jhickmanbroker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jhickmanbroker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}