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, more aggressive tightening by the Federal Reserve.
Source: Inman News
If home prices don’t cool, watch for Fed tightening and rising mortgage rates
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