Mortgage Rates Post Biggest Drop Since March 2025
Heading into the Fourth of July weekend, Freddie Mac has given the real estate market reason to celebrate beyond the ...
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Fed Chair Blames Tariffs for Pause, Uncommitted on July Rate Cut
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, speaking on a panel of central bankers Tuesday morning, declined to commit to a timeline ...
Fed Chair Pressed on Housing Crisis Amid Political Pressure to Cut Rates
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell faced intense congressional scrutiny this week over the housing market and his approach to interest ...
Federal Reserve Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged in June Meeting
At the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on June 18, the Federal Reserve board of governors once more ...
Michelle Bowman, Potential Powell Successor, Becomes Fed Vice Chair
Jerome Powell, current chairman of the Federal Reserve board, will see his term end in 2026. A possible replacement for ...
Housing Market Suffers Lowest Home Sales in 30 Years, Says Lawrence Yun
Above, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun WASHINGTON D.C.—The housing market is experiencing its worst two-year stretch for home sales in ...
Fed Chair Speech Lauds History of the Fed; No New Rate Updates
Fed Chair Jerome Powell, speaking at the Federal Reserve Board’s International Finance Division 75th Anniversary Conference in Washington, D.C., June ...
Most Potential Buyers or Sellers Waiting for Mortgage Rates Below 5%
At its latest meeting earlier in May, the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, citing overall economic uncertainty due to ...
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 ...
5 Key Reasons FSBOs Regret Not Using a Real Estate Agent
Some homeowners think selling their properties with no agent will save gobs of money on commissions. Almost always they come to regret it, settling on a price that could have been better, not to mention spending way more time on the process than they envisioned Read more.
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