As Fed’s balance sheet approaches $8 trillion, policymakers say path of the economy continues to depend on the course of the pandemic. Source: Inman News
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Economists at Fannie Mae are again sounding warnings that rising rents and record home price appreciation could contribute to long-lasting inflation that leads to earlier,…
Even though lumber prices have ticked down a bit recently, they’re still drastically up from where they were last year. So, what’s happening? Here’s a…
Demand for purchase mortgages fell last week to the lowest level since May 2020, which could be a sign first-time homebuyers are getting squeezed out…
Markets concur with the view that inflation increases are temporary, according to a Freddie Mac economist. Source: Inman News
Tapering could happen sooner rather than later, with most policymakers open to short-term rate hikes in 2023. Source: Inman News
Mortgage rates retreated this week, even as support builds at the Federal Reserve to begin discussions on when to taper bond purchases that have kept…
So far, bond markets are taking in stride the prospect that the Fed may taper its monthly purchases of $40 billion in mortgage-backed securities and…
A weekly mortgage rate survey from Freddie Mac shows rates continuing to slide, but the snapshot of average rates over a seven-day period doesn’t fully…
The Federal Reserve restated its intent to keeping a lid on interest rates, saying the pandemic “continues to weigh on the economy, and risks to…