This view is always super weird to me; aside from ~2008-2020, the current interest rates should still be considered pretty reasonable. And remember that rates were also on their way up pre-pandemic, but got slammed back down to 0% once the pandemic hit. (I mention this bit to counter the belief among many that our current rate situation is solely due to poor management of pandemic response.)

And -- this is certainly a bit of a gamble -- but I know people who have taken on higher rate mortgages now with the expectation they'll be able to refinance within a few years at a lower rate. That's certainly more expensive even in the meantime than having a lower-rate loan to start, and there's always the risk that rates don't actually come down, but it's an option for many (admittedly not all).