BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) — Don’t expect mortgage rates to go down anytime soon. Thirty-year rates are higher than they’ve been since 2008.

However, what do these higher rates mean for those looking to buy homes right now?

Jonathan Everett with the Blackwood Program in Real Estate at Virginia Tech joined “WFXR News at Noon” to provide an answer to that question, as well as share advice for homebuyers during this volatile housing market.