Below 6% Rate Expectation This Spring Has ‘Disappeared’
Freddie Mac reported today that mortgage rates increased this week, still being driven by geopolitical tensions and sticky inflation, according ...
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Energy Prices Boost Annual Inflation to Near Three-Year High
Since the commencement of the U.S. and Iran war, energy prices have soared, and the latest findings from the Bureau ...
Consumers ‘Proceed Cautiously’ on Home Sales as Rates Linger in Low 6’s
Mortgage rates bumped back up this week but overall remain in the low 6% range, contributing to a subdued but ...
Fed Holds Rates Steady Amid Macro Uncertainty; Powell to Stay on as Governor
Jerome Powell’s reign at the Fed may be at its end, but he’s not going anywhere. On Wednesday, the Federal ...
Mortgage Rates Decline for Third Straight Week, but Headwinds Remain
Mortgage rates have reached their lowest point since mid-March but economists worry inflation and economic uncertainty caused by tensions in ...
Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh Appears in Confrontational Hearing Before U.S. Senate
Tuesday morning, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s ...
Rates Drop Again but Economists Say Momentum Depends on Ceasefire
Economists continue to be cautious about the direction of mortgage rates, saying the spring market outlook remains unclear and further ...
Rates Ease Following Mideast Ceasefire
‘In a holding pattern’ is how economists are describing the spring market moving into April, with more policy stability and ...
While Inflation Data ‘Meets Expectations,’ Iran War Still Looms Over Economy
As the eyes of many are on the Federal Reserve, eagerly looking forward to the first rate cut of 2026, ...
Mortgage Rates Continue to Climb in ‘Complicated Intersection’ of Geopolitics and Economic Policy
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate increased for the fifth consecutive week, rising to 6.46% as the ongoing war in ...
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