Mortgage rates have just surpassed 7% for the first time in well over a year

Rates have climbed more than a full percentage point since the U.S. war against Iran started.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/6000x4000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb9%2Faf%2F32c7dfdc4280961939b645cd07c2%2Fgettyimages-2290070149.jpg' alt='A for sale sign sits in front of a home in Miami.'/><p>Rates have climbed more than a full percentage point since the U.S. war against Iran started.</p><p>(Image credit: Joe Raedle)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5977796' />