Economic downturn could put a damper on a promising start to the spring homebuying season, but set the stage for mortgage rates to ease and…
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Gen Zers and millennials who signed new leases in December saw their cost of goods and services increase 5.6 percent and 6.1 percent, respectively, according…
Now, although price growth through the pandemic period was clearly excessive, writes economist Matthew Gardner, fundamentally speaking, the two periods cannot be considered to be…
With a recession looking increasingly likely, Fannie Mae economists expect national home prices to fall 6.7 percent over the next two years. Source: Inman News
More consumers are coming around to economists’ views that home prices and mortgage rates probably peaked last year, according to a monthly survey by Fannie…
Fannie Mae economists are not quite as gloomy about the 2023 home sales outlook as mortgage rates retreat from 2022 highs, with more room to…
Half a percentage point “is still a historically large increase and we still have some ways to go,” Fed Chairman Jerome Powell warns as policymakers…
As mortgage rates continue to retreat from 2022 highs, all eyes will be on Federal Reserve as policymakers conduct their final meeting of the year…
The proof is in the numbers as financial expert and self-proclaimed “cocktail” economist Peter Prudden dives into the unknown to try to determine what current…
Cut through the online clutter and armchair quarterbacking of the real estate industry with these expert predictions from Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner. …