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Mortgage Rates are Going the Wrong Way. These Stocks Are Feeling It.

Apr 08, 2026 15:50 UTC

Key PointsHomebuilder and home improvement stocks are down due to rising mortgage rates..

  • April 08, 2026 — 11:50 am EDT Written byMatthew BenjaminforThe Motley Fool-> Homebuilder and home improvement stocks are down due to rising mortgage rates
  • There isn't much relief in sight for the housing market
  • This was supposed to be the year the long-ailing U

April 08, 2026 — 11:50 am EDT Written byMatthew BenjaminforThe Motley Fool-> Homebuilder and home improvement stocks are down due to rising mortgage rates. There isn't much relief in sight for the housing market. This was supposed to be the year the long-ailing U.S. housing market finally recovered. And falling mortgage rates were going to be central to that story. After all, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage had been drifting lower since January 2025, when it was just above 7%. Thirteen months later, in February of this year, it had fallen below 6%, a significant difference in borrowing

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