India, March 7 -- Mortgage rates have begun rising again in March after briefly dipping below the key 6% threshold, with economists linking the change partly to heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East that have rattled global markets and pushed energy prices higher.

Recent data show the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate hovering around 6% to 6.17%, while the 15-year mortgage rate is roughly between 5.3% and 5.41%, according to mortgage data compiled by the Mortgage Research Center.

According to Coinpaper, three factors will determine mortgage rates in 2026: the timing of the rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, oil prices, and the Iranian conflict.

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