While investors expect one more Fed rate hike this month, mortgage rates are already retreating on expectations that the Federal Reserve could reverse course next…
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Consumer confidence in the housing market “appears to have plateaued at a relatively low level,” said Fannie Mae Chief Economist Doug Duncan in a new…
Surprising GDP and jobs numbers have investors buying stocks and selling bonds over worries that Fed policymakers will continue hiking rates to combat inflation. Source:…
Jumbo loan rates are higher than conforming mortgages for the third week in a row as spread widens to 16 basis points, the latest MBA…
Fannie Mae forecasters say the Federal Reserve’s decision on how high and long to keep rates up presents “a major risk over the next year,”…
Rates for mortgages backed by Fannie and Freddie continue to ease despite Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s tough talk on inflation, but liquidity issues put…
While Fed policymakers currently see the need for two more rate hikes this year, some economists think the economy will continue to cool without further…
The impact of high housing costs is expected to fall out of inflation, giving cover for the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates, economists…
With home prices and mortgage rates showing few signs of easing, only 19 percent of Americans thought May was a good time to buy. Source:…
Some Fed policymakers say even if they skip hiking rates next week to assess the latest inflation data, that doesn’t mean they’re ready to pause…