In August, nearly half of all U.S. homes had been on the market for 60 days or more, according to Redfin. Days on market has…
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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…
Investors who fund most mortgages have already priced in several rate cuts, so further declines could depend on what next week’s “dot plot” says about…
A surprisingly large increase in core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, means Fed policymakers are likely to start out with a modest…
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…
The East Asian island country has experienced decades of near-0 percent interest rates and an abundance of inventory, but the government has started to increase…
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…
PCE price index shows inflation continued to cool in July, but at a gentle enough pace that Fed policymakers are now seen as likely to…
The Fed doesn’t have direct control over mortgage rates, but they’ve been coming down as investors are increasingly convinced that policymakers will be cutting rates…