Most real estate professionals believe rate cuts by the Fed will be crucial for a sales recovery, according to results from the Inman Intel Index survey. But the timing on those cuts is hazy.
Source: Inman News
Many hoped a March rate cut would boost housing. Now, it’s not so clear
Published in 30-year fixed mortgage rate, 30-year fixed mortgage rates, Agent, agents, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Chair Jerome Powell, CME, CME Group, federal reserve, Fedwatch tool, homebuying, homeselling, inflation, Inflation rate, Inman Intel, Inman Intel Index, Inman Intel Index survey, interest rates, Jerome Powell, mortgage brokers, mortgage rates, Real Estate Agents, Realtors, Research & Analytics, Triple-I, unemployment and yield spread
More from 30-year fixed mortgage rateMore posts in 30-year fixed mortgage rate »
More from 30-year fixed mortgage ratesMore posts in 30-year fixed mortgage rates »
- Government shutdown nails housing programs in Week 2
- ‘Construction is in a funk’: Homebuilding improves, but inventory issues remain
- Down payments set shrinking course for 1st time in 2 years
- Buying vs. renting: The income gap is widening, Redfin says
- Build-to-rent homes hit record high in 2024 with no signs of slowing
More from AgentMore posts in Agent »
- This team is jumping on the private listing platform trend (EXCLUSIVE)
- Redfin on 2026: Affordability improves, sales rise only slightly
- Dual licensing is on the rise. Is it the right move for your business?
- Future-proof your digital footprint for 2026 (and beyond)
- Change strategy as the market shifts to win the listings long game
More from agentsMore posts in agents »
- Vija Williams joins eXp Realty, launches UPGRADE community
- Real Brokerage fires Michelle Ressler, appoints Ravi Jani CFO
- Top 10% of agents control nearly half of all listings as pay gap widens
- RE/MAX Properties and RE/MAX Advantage Realty officially merge
- Big life moments aren’t only factor driving homebuyers in 2024: Poll
More from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemMore posts in Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System »
More from Chair Jerome PowellMore posts in Chair Jerome Powell »
More from CMEMore posts in CME »
More from CME GroupMore posts in CME Group »
- Rising unemployment revives prospects for December rate cut
- Rebounding mortgage rates dampen homebuyers’ appetites
- Homebuying off to strongest November start since 2022
- Is the housing market in the midst of a recession? Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent thinks so
- Mortgage rates spike as Powell warns December rate cut is iffy
More from federal reserveMore posts in federal reserve »
- Homebuyers came out in force last week, and rates are trending down
- Rising unemployment revives prospects for December rate cut
- ‘I’d love to fire his ass,’ Trump says of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
- Rebounding mortgage rates dampen homebuyers’ appetites
- Fallout over Fed policymakers’ investments reshaping the board
More from homebuyingMore posts in homebuying »
More from homesellingMore posts in homeselling »
- Tailwinds pull October existing-home sales up 1.2%
- October brought the strongest buyer’s market in 12 years: Redfin
- 53% of US homes lost value from 2024 — but it’s not a crash
- NAR scores a victory in buyer commission lawsuit
- Brandi Marshall on ‘Selling the OC’ stardom, feuds and a brutal real estate market
More from inflationMore posts in inflation »
- Homebuyers came out in force last week, and rates are trending down
- ‘More persistent headwinds’ plague housing market as prices barely budge
- Rising unemployment revives prospects for December rate cut
- ‘I’d love to fire his ass,’ Trump says of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
- Rebounding mortgage rates dampen homebuyers’ appetites
More from Inflation rateMore posts in Inflation rate »
More from Inman IntelMore posts in Inman Intel »
- Shutdown blip, or worrying trend? Agent pipelines thin in November
- 3 under-the-radar trends from October’s Intel Index survey
- Will Anywhere merger launch M&A arms race? It’s not yet clear: Intel
- Despite unease, Compass poised to retain most Anywhere agents
- New client leads, murky waters: October’s mixed bag for real estate
More from Inman Intel IndexMore posts in Inman Intel Index »
- Shutdown blip, or worrying trend? Agent pipelines thin in November
- The fallout from NAR’s big reversal: Take the Intel Index survey today
- New client leads, murky waters: October’s mixed bag for real estate
- The path for Compass-Anywhere: Take the Intel Index survey today
- Inside the stiff opposition to Compass’ private-listing crusade
More from Inman Intel Index surveyMore posts in Inman Intel Index survey »
- Shutdown blip, or worrying trend? Agent pipelines thin in November
- The fallout from NAR’s big reversal: Take the Intel Index survey today
- New client leads, murky waters: October’s mixed bag for real estate
- The path for Compass-Anywhere: Take the Intel Index survey today
- Hopeful but wary, agents report slippage in listing pipelines: Intel
More from interest ratesMore posts in interest rates »
- Change strategy as the market shifts to win the listings long game
- Shutdown blip, or worrying trend? Agent pipelines thin in November
- Everything you need to know about social media in under 1,100 words
- ‘I’d love to fire his ass,’ Trump says of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
- Jason Oppenheim: Private listings could take real estate ‘back to the Dark Ages’
More from Jerome PowellMore posts in Jerome Powell »
- ‘I’d love to fire his ass,’ Trump says of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
- Fallout over Fed policymakers’ investments reshaping the board
- Pulte refers a 4th Democrat, Rep. Eric Swalwell, for mortage fraud
- Housing recession? K-shaped trends? The dollars and ‘sense’ of today’s economy
- Heard of a K-shaped economy? You’re living in it now
More from mortgage brokersMore posts in mortgage brokers »
More from mortgage ratesMore posts in mortgage rates »
- Redfin on 2026: Affordability improves, sales rise only slightly
- Shutdown blip, or worrying trend? Agent pipelines thin in November
- Homebuyers came out in force last week, and rates are trending down
- October was another slow month for pending home sales
- Delistings and discounts jump as holiday season approaches
More from Real Estate AgentsMore posts in Real Estate Agents »
- Listing leverage: How to win the game of securing sellers
- Shutdown blip, or worrying trend? Agent pipelines thin in November
- Why 2026 will reward those who plan with precision, not emotion: Mauricio Umansky
- Coldwell Banker nabs 1,300-agent affiliate from Berkshire Hathaway
- NAR’s new consumer profile shows agents how to thrive in 2026
More from RealtorsMore posts in Realtors »
- Why the NAR settlement has become a blessing, not a curse
- NAR CEO sheds new light on plan to ‘transform this organization’
- At Inman, we believe in you, the real estate professional
- Artificial intelligence is taking the real estate world by storm
- NAR offers $99 home security package for Realtors, clients
More from Research & AnalyticsMore posts in Research & Analytics »
More from Triple-IMore posts in Triple-I »
- Housing inventory is roaring back to life. So why aren’t new listings?
- Housing inventory is climbing back. So why are leads still lagging?
- Take the Inman Intel Index survey for March
- Brokerages, lenders anticipate big recruitment push in 2024: Triple-I
- Tomorrow’s problem? Not for these Sitzer-spooked brokerages: Triple-I
More from unemploymentMore posts in unemployment »
Be First to Comment