AustraliaMortgage rates are back above 7%. How much higher could they climb?Rates are "far more likely to go up than down by the end of the year," a senior economist at Realtor.com told CBS News.Reporting via CBS NewsFirst reported 24 Sept 2026, 7:20 pmPublished 3 Oct 2026, 7:21 pm1 min readAll coverage of this story→Related storiesNigeria: President Tinubu launches his presidential campaign in Kaduna State25 Oct 2026, 12:16 amMinister Çiftçi: “This process has now been completed in Türkiye”24 Oct 2026, 10:17 pmThe Virgin of Sorrows of the Servites of Osuna will be crowned in 202825 Oct 2026, 1:34 amThe image. The Pope is a Macareno25 Oct 2026, 1:39 am