Investors who fund mortgages are demanding unusually high premiums in comparison to government bonds, out of fears the loans they make now could quickly be refinanced if rates drop.
Source: Inman News
Moody’s says odds of recession have risen to ‘uncomfortably high’ 59.5%
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