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Fed chair restates support for gradual tapering

Ten-year Treasury yields, a barometer for mortgage rates, fall as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says there’s no rush to raise interest rates. Source: Inman…

Housing affordability improves for second consecutive month

Despite market headwinds, housing affordability improved for the second consecutive month, according to the National Association of Realtors’ August Housing Affordability Index. Affordability improved on…

Homebuyer sentiment drops back to record low

Even though most Americans think that sellers have the upper hand, two-thirds say they’d buy a home rather than rent if they were going to…