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Monday brief · August 31, 2026
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Fast Home Loan Daily reads public rate, housing, CRE, and occupancy series the way a newsroom does: dated, sourced, and finished when the print is finished. We do not originate loans or take applications.
Lending tape: national 30-year 6.81% as of 2026-08-28. Freddie Mac weekly 6.66% as of 2026-08-27. Read the 2026-08-30 rate note. That is an index, not a quote.
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There is no new official daily index on Monday morning. Lenders are still pricing off Friday’s 6.81% 30-year. The next print is due around 4 p.m. ET into jobs week.
Monday is not a Census or NAR release day by default. Listings still have to clear Friday’s 6.81% 30-year. Labor data later this week can move the tape, not the lock-in stock overnight.
Friday’s 10-year CMT closed at 4.73%. Monday morning does not replace that close until Treasury publishes a new curve. Land and CRE still need takeout that pencils.
Census HVS does not print because Monday started. Friday’s 6.81% 30-year is still the tenure tape. Use the rent roll for the asset.
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