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Nearly 10% of borrowers opted for riskier mortgages last week, as rates soared over 7%

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As mortgage rates rise, borrowers are seeking savings in riskier, adjustable-rate mortgages that offer lower rates.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • DCRE DOUBLELINE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEBT ETF

    GA selected DCRE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • ARI APOLLO COML REAL ESTATE FIN COM

    GA selected ARI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • KREF KKR REAL ESTATE FIN TR INC COM

    GA selected KREF as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • REFI CHICAGO ATLANTIC REAL ESTATE F COM

    GA selected REFI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • GHI GREYSTONE HOUSING IMPACT INVES BEN UNIT CTF

    GA selected GHI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: housing. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • LRE LEAD REAL ESTATE CO LTD

    GA selected LRE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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ARI———————
KREF———————
REFI———————
GHI———————
LRE———————

As mortgage rates rise, borrowers are seeking savings in riskier, adjustable-rate mortgages that offer lower rates.

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How far Doubleline Commercial Real Estate Debt Etf (DCRE) has moved since 23 Sep 2026

Since the first closing price after “Nearly 10% of borrowers opted for riskier mortgages last week, as rates soared over 7%,” Doubleline Commercial Real Estate Debt Etf (DCRE) is -0.29%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.09% over the same days, a -0.20% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around Doubleline Commercial Real Estate Debt Etf (DCRE)

Companies tied to this story

  • DCRE Doubleline Commercial Real Estate Debt Etf

    In “Nearly 10% of borrowers opted for riskier mortgages last week, as rates soared over 7%,” Doubleline Commercial Real Estate Debt Etf (DCRE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected DCRE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ARI Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance

    For “Nearly 10% of borrowers opted for riskier mortgages last week, as rates soared over 7%,” Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ARI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust

    In “Nearly 10% of borrowers opted for riskier mortgages last week, as rates soared over 7%,” KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected KREF as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • REFI Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance

    Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (REFI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 23 Sep 2026 story “Nearly 10% of borrowers opted for riskier mortgages last week, as rates soared over 7%.” Reason on file: GA selected REFI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GHI Greystone Housing Impact Investors

    For “Nearly 10% of borrowers opted for riskier mortgages last week, as rates soared over 7%,” Greystone Housing Impact Investors (GHI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GHI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: housing. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • LRE Lead Real Estate

    Lead Real Estate (LRE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 23 Sep 2026 story “Nearly 10% of borrowers opted for riskier mortgages last week, as rates soared over 7%.” Reason on file: GA selected LRE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Doubleline Commercial Real Estate Debt Etf (DCRE)

The 23 Sep 2026 story “Nearly 10% of borrowers opted for riskier mortgages last week, as rates soared over 7%” names Doubleline Commercial Real Estate Debt Etf (DCRE) because of this story.

The link for Doubleline Commercial Real Estate Debt Etf (DCRE) is this: GA selected DCRE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

A second company, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), is listed for a different reason: GA selected ARI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Price levels for Doubleline Commercial Real Estate Debt Etf (DCRE)

ARI traded between 6.12 and 6.50 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 6.33. DCRE traded between 50.68 and 51.23 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 50.92. KREF traded between 5.51 and 6.85 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 5.69.

How strong the case is around Doubleline Commercial Real Estate Debt Etf (DCRE)

46 out of 100

“Nearly 10% of borrowers opted for riskier mortgages last week, as rates soared over 7%” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.