Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged After Ending 2025 With Three Straight Cuts
Above, Fed Chair Jerome Powell The Federal Reserve has announced its interest rates will remain unchanged during its Jan. 28 ...
Tag: Real Estate Economics
Consumer Confidence Falls to Lowest Point in Over a Decade
The optimism of a new year does not seem to have brought a boost to U.S. consumer confidence—quite the opposite, ...
‘Strong Start’ to Mortgage Market as Rates Remain Around 6%
With the spring homebuying season approaching, lower mortgage rates are a welcome development for households looking to buy a home. ...
Inflation Largely Unchanged in Delayed Personal Consumption Report
The Federal Reserve is reportedly split when it comes to further interest rate cuts in 2026, operating with a “wait-and-see” ...
Sizable Increases Continue for Home Purchase Applications
The last two weeks of mortgage application metrics have shown sizable increases. According to the latest Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) ...
Mortgage Rates Hit Lowest Level in Over 3 Years
In a positive sign for the first month of 2026, mortgage rates continued to improve this week, falling to the ...
Inflation ‘Meets Expectations,’ Remains Stagnant in December
Despite a hopeful moment of decline in November, inflation looks to be stagnant in December, remaining paused from hitting the ...
Steady, Near 6% Rates Bring ‘Improving Momentum’ in Buyer Demand
With little change in the average mortgage rate expected over the coming weeks, home shoppers are seeing some positive signs ...
Mortgage Market Gives Mixed Messages Over the Holidays
While mortgage rates dropped to their lowest level since September, applications for home purchases were down nearly 10% from two ...
Mortgage Rates Drop to Lowest Level to Close Out 2025
Freddie Mac’s last mortgage report of 2025 released earlier this week on New Year’s Eve saw the average mortgage rate ...
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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