Consumer Sentiment Evens Out in May, Despite Long-Term Uncertainty
Consumer sentiment appears to have evened out in May as economic issues like inflation and trade wars are so far...
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Inflation Numbers Mild in April; Tariffs Not Impactful Yet
Inflation was mild in April as President Trump’s tariffs policy, which has generally been put on hold for the time...
Consumer Confidence Rebounds Sharply Following Trade War Turnaround
Consumers appear to be warming back up to the economy and gaining some confidence back following recent trade shifts, according...
Trump ‘Giving Very Serious Consideration’ to Privatizing Fannie and Freddie
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are once again on President Trump’s radar. In a Truth Social post Wednesday, Trump shared...
Fannie Mae Sees Near-6% Mortgage Rates by End of 2025
Fannie Mae updated its housing market and economic predictions yesterday, tweaking nearly all the numbers positively in the wake of...
New York Fed President Says Housing Affordability ‘Number One Issue’ for Economy
Above, New York Fed President John C. Williams, left, at the MBA conference. Photo by Clarissa Garza. NEW YORK CITY—Providing...
Leading Economic Index Hits Near-Decade Low
Pressure continues to build amidst wavering factors—trade wars and flip-flopping tariffs, inflation and a lack of change in interest rates—pushing...
Fed Analysis of Commission Rates Ponders ‘Substantial’ Shifts
As nearly everyone has weighed in on the commission issue, with no real consensus on exactly how recent policy changes...
Fed Chair Signals Potential Framework Shift
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled today that the central bank is considering key changes to its monetary policy framework....
Annual Inflation Inches Down, but Uncertainty Still Looms
Economic observers’ eyes remain on the rate of inflation, as the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the Bureau of...
Investor Clients: 10 Key Questions and Answers That Lead to Closings
For most experienced residential real estate agents, it’s no longer same-old, same-old when it comes to getting clients into homes. Read more.
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