Mortgage rates will likely stay high amid the Iran war, experts say. Here’s how to get the best deal anyway

The housing market was expected to rebound this year, but the Iran war has changed that trajectory. Instead, experts predict that mortgage rates will remain higher than previously anticipated, sidelining many shoppers who had hoped to buy a home. In early June, the average 30-year fixed-rate was 6.52%, according to Freddie Mac. Just before the war began, rates fell below 6% for the first time in years. …