Make It Make Sense: Is the American dream of owning a home out of reach?

Link Copied! • Source: CNN ” data-fave-thumbnails=”{"big": { "uri": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/mims-mortgages.png?c=16×9&q=h_540,w_960,c_fill" }, "small": { "uri": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/mims-mortgages.png?c=16×9&q=h_540,w_960,c_fill" } }” data-vr-video=”false” data-show-html=”” data-byline-html=” By David Goldman, CNN ” data-timestamp-html=” Published 12:25 PM EDT, Fri October 9, 2026 ” data-check-event-based-preview=”” data-is-vertical-video-embed=”false” data-network-id=”” data-publish-date=”2026-10-09T16:19:18.062Z” data-video-section=”business” data-canonical-url=”https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/09/business/video/cnn-sitroom-blitzer-goldman-make-it-make-sense-mortgage-rates” data-branding-key=”” data-video-slug=”cnn-sitroom-blitzer-goldman-make-it-make-sense-mortgage-rates” data-first-publish-slug=”cnn-sitroom-blitzer-goldman-make-it-make-sense-mortgage-rates” data-video-tags=”” data-breakpoints='{“video-resource–media-extra-large”: 660}’ data-display-video-cover=”” data-details=””> Video Ad Feedback Make It Make Sense: Is the American dream of owning a home out of reach? Link Copied! CNN Business Executive Editor David Goldman joins CNN’s Wolf Blitzer in the

Situation Room to talk about mortgage rates rising for the seventh straight week as

homebuyers’ hopes for a break on affordability continue to slip away.