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Freddie Mac's weekly survey put the average 30-year fixed rate at 7.28% for the week of October 1, 2026, up from 7.03% a week earlier. That is the sixth straight weekly increase, and by the coverage of the release, the highest average since November 2023.
Mortgage rates are not a Las Vegas number. Local buyers borrow in the same national market as everyone else. What is local is what that rate does to a Las Vegas payment, and how much room a buyer has to negotiate around it. This page tracks both, and I update it in place instead of publishing a new article every time the number moves.
The latest print
Freddie Mac’s weekly national average, with the most recent verified Las Vegas price for scale. Sources at the end.
- Average 30-year fixed rate
- 7.28%
- Average 15-year fixed rate
- 6.60%
- 30-year, one year earlier
- 6.34%
- Las Vegas single-family median
- $475,000
Week of Oct 1, 2026, up from 7.03% · Freddie Mac PMMS
Week of Oct 1, 2026, up from 6.42% · Freddie Mac PMMS
Same week of 2025 · Freddie Mac PMMS
August 2026, most recent verified LVR figure
Last updated October 5, 2026. This page is updated in place as new weekly prints land; the figures above are the dated snapshot.
How we got here: seven weeks of prints
Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey is a weekly national average built from loan applications submitted to its Loan Product Advisor. It is the benchmark most people mean when they say “the mortgage rate.”
| Week of | 30-year fixed | 15-year fixed |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | 6.65% | 5.95% |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 6.66% | 5.98% |
| Sept 3, 2026 | 6.71% | 6.04% |
| Sept 10, 2026 | 6.76% | 6.09% |
| Sept 17, 2026 | 6.95% | 6.26% |
| Sept 24, 2026 | 7.03% | 6.42% |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.28% | 6.60% |
The 30-year has risen six weeks running since the August 20 low. The latest step, 25 basis points, is the largest of the run. A year ago the same survey read 6.34%, so the 30-year is running about nine-tenths of a point higher. Freddie Mac’s release names no single cause for the move, and neither does this page.
What a rate move does to a Las Vegas payment
Here is a hypothetical example, not a real transaction: a $475,000 loan, the size of the most recent verified Las Vegas single-family median (LVR, August 2026), at different 30-year rates. Principal and interest only.
| Rate (30-year fixed) | Monthly P&I | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| 6.65% | $3,049 | Aug 20 print, the low before this run of increases |
| 7.03% | $3,170 | Sept 24 print |
| 7.28% | $3,250 | Oct 1 print, latest |
| 6.50% | $3,002 | Hypothetical, not a forecast |
From the August low to the latest print, that is about $200 more a month, roughly $2,400 a year, on the same loan. Taxes, homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance are on top of this and are not included. Since rates move the payment far more than most people expect, it is worth running your own number before you decide a house is in or out of range.
Which rate will you actually get?
- The published average is not a quote. Credit score, down payment, loan type (conventional, FHA, VA), occupancy and points paid all move your rate. Freddie Mac’s number is a national weekly average and your lender’s daily pricing can sit above or below it.
- Local leverage is real, but it works around the rate. Sellers and builders can fund a rate buydown or closing-cost credit. How much room you have depends on the home and the builder; see Is Las Vegas a Buyer’s Market Right Now? and, for builder incentives, Buying New Construction in Las Vegas.
- The loan amount is the other lever. A bigger down payment or a down-payment-assistance program changes what the rate applies to.
- Budget the rate you have, not the one you hope for. If the plan only works after a refinance, it is built on a guess. If the payment only works at a lower rate, waiting is a fair call. This page does not predict where rates go.
The price side of the same math
LVR’s August report put the valley’s median single-family price at $475,000, with more homes sitting without offers than a year ago. Details are in our August 2026 coverage. To see what a given budget buys at these rates, start with starter-home prices or what $500K buys, then look at what is actually on the market at your number. For the older step-by-step run-up, the dated installments are still up: the September 17 print.
Sources
- Freddie Mac, Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of October 1, 2026: the source for every 30-year and 15-year figure for Sept 17 through Oct 1 and the year-ago comparison. Directly fetched from freddiemac.com/pmms and its archive. The Aug 20 through Sept 10 prints come from our earlier coverage, each checked against Freddie Mac when published.
- Fox Business, coverage of the same release (“Mortgage rates rise to 7.28%”): the source for the “highest since November 22, 2023” comparison, which is the reporter’s framing, not Freddie Mac’s.
- Las Vegas Realtors (LVR), August 2026 housing report: the $475,000 median used in the payment example. See our coverage.
Rates change daily and can move again before you read this. The payment examples are hypothetical principal-and-interest illustrations, not quotes. This page is general market commentary, not financial, lending, tax or investment advice.
About this coverage
Mikey Del Rosario · Las Vegas Real Estate Advisor · The Scofield Group · Nevada License S.0175577. Equal Housing Opportunity.