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DFW Market Brief, Episode 7 — Monday, October 5, 2026
The 30-year fixed jumped to 7.28 percent, the largest one-week increase in about 4 years. What that costs in real dollars on a 400,000 dollar loan, how much buying power a 2,500 dollar monthly budget just lost, and why builder buydowns matter more than ever in new construction.
The numbers from this episode:
30-year fixed: 7.28 percent as of October 1, up from 7.03 percent the week before and 6.34 percent a year ago (Freddie Mac)
400,000 dollar loan at 7.28 percent: about 2,737 dollars a month, principal and interest
Same loan at 7.03 percent: about 2,669 dollars a month, a 68 dollar…
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