The Iran War Is Derailing the 2026 U.S. Housing Recovery — and Mortgage Rates Are Only Part of the Story

The Iran war is disrupting the U.S. housing recovery through rising mortgage rates, inflation fears, falling buyer demand, and stalled Fed rate cuts.

The U.S. housing market, which had just begun to show signs of recovery heading into spring 2026, is now being pulled back by the widening economic fallout from the U.S.-Israel war against Iran, and experts say higher mortgage rates are just one of several forces pushing buyers to the sidelines.

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