658: BiggerNews September: Mortgage Rate Predictions from the Nation’s #1 Lender

<p><strong>Mortgage rates</strong> went from being a nap-inducing topic to becoming one of the most talked about, researched, and debated subjects of 2022. After two years of rock-bottom interest rates, homebuyers and investors are getting a rude awakening with some of the<strong> biggest mortgage rate hikes in decades</strong>, used simply to slow down the<strong> economy’s rampant </strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/inflation-what-the-fed-wont-tell-you" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>inflation</strong></a>. But where are we headed, and if <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/on-the-market-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">interest rates</a> go higher, is there a way that the everyday investor can still <strong>lock in a low payment</strong>?</p><p>There’s no better person to ask than US Wholesale Mortgage’s <strong>Mat Ishbia</strong>. Mat has been running <strong>the US’s largest wholesale mortgage company</strong> for decades, so he knows the ins and outs of the industry better than anyone else. His company provides some of the <strong>lowest payments </strong>and <strong>fastest closings</strong> for residential and investor borrowers around the country. With all this background knowledge, <strong>where does Mat think that mortgage rates are headed by the end of 2022?</strong></p><p>Mat pulls out his wealth of knowledge to give investors just like you the best glimpse into the future on this month’s <strong>BiggerNews</strong> episode. Not only that, Mat walks through how every borrower can<strong> save a whopping $9,400 on their next mortgage</strong> by making one simple move, and why investors should<strong> work with a </strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/glossary/mortgage-broker" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>mortgage broker</strong></a><strong> first</strong>, not a mortgage lender, when trying to find the best rates, service, and closing dates around.</p><p><strong>In This Episode We Cover:</strong></p><p>Why