With inflation continuing to inch closer to the Fed’s 2 percent goal in August, bond market investors are getting more confident that the central bank…
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While many homeowners rushed to refinance, affordability is keeping a damper on sales. Now mortgage rates are climbing again, with investors having already priced in…
Falling mortgage rates should help boost home sales by nearly 10 percent next year, but in the meantime, inventory shortages and affordability challenges are keeping…
Fed easing was already priced into mortgage rates, but there’s room for more relief if investors who fund most home loans get less skittish about…
Central bank policymakers drop short-term rates by 1/2 percentage point and signal more cuts ahead, but much of the impact may already be priced in…
Fannie Mae’s National Housing Survey shows there’s greater optimism about the future, but fewer than 1 in 5 consumers thought August was a good time…
August payroll report includes “huge downward revisions” to previous estimates of June and July job growth, renewing recession worries and prospects for aggressive Fed rate…
Amid the current economic turmoil, including fears of a potential recession and recent significant stock market declines, real estate professionals must remain vigilant and adaptable,…
Bond market investors who fund most mortgages are already certain the Fed will slash rates this month. The question has become how much will policymakers…
If mortgage rates fall by another percentage point, ICE Mortgage sees homebuyers’ monthly payment dropping by $236 and nearly 7.2 million homeowners “in the money”…