Published by Forbes.com | August 13, 2025 Homebuyers and homebuilders alike are rooting for interest rates to come down, and many see the potential replacement of the Fed chair as a path to that outcome. If Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is replaced before or at the end of his term in May 2026, the …
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Published by REALTOR.com | May 15, 2025 Fed Chair Powell has suggested that policymakers are revising their view of longer-term interest rates upward. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has warned that longer-term interest rates will likely remain higher due to the risk of “volatile” inflation, in another sign that homebuyers should curb their expectations for …
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Published by Reuters | April 22, 2025 Trump openly mused about firing Powell, but was ultimately dissuaded by his advisers. President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed off from threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after days of intensifying criticisms of the central bank chief for not cutting interest rates. “I have no intention …
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Published by REALTOR.com | April 9, 2025 Job instability and high interest rates have left millions of homeowners with a mortgage locked out of $731 billion in home equity. Homeowners have long relied on their home equity, often touted as “America’s piggy bank,” to meet their changing financial needs, from paying off credit card debt …
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Published by REALTOR.com | January 10, 2025 This is keeping many would-be sellers “locked in“ and hindering total inventory recovery. New York City school teacher Joann Mariani had no idea how extraordinary her timing was when she was shopping for a home in summer 2021. In the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic—when lockdowns, face masks, …
Published by REALTOR.com | November 14, 2024 The share of first-time homebuyers in the housing market has fallen to the lowest level in 43 years, according to recent data from the National Association of Realtors. Home sales are at multi-decade lows due to high home prices and 7% mortgage rates. Many buyers have been priced …
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Published by Think Realty | October 25, 2024 As an investor, you must understand how interest rates impact your investments to make informed decisions. Interest rates play a pivotal role in real estate investments. They influence borrowing costs, property values, and overall market conditions. As an investor, you must understand how interest rates impact your …
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Published by Think Realty | October 1, 2024 Although a high-interest-rate economy may present challenges, it also creates opportunities for savvy real estate investors. Real estate investors face new challenges, but also opportunities, in today’s high-interest-rate economy. Gaining insight and deploying the right strategies puts profiting in this market within reach for the smart investor. …
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Published by REALTOR.com | September 20, 2024 To see where experts predict mortgage rates might go over the next 18 months, Realtor.com rounded up the quarterly mortgage rate forecasts from various sources. The Federal Reserve’s historic rate cut this week could usher in a period of lower mortgage rates. Predicting the financial market’s next move …
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Published by REALTOR.com | September 18, 2024 Certain regions of the U.S. are hot spots for new construction, particularly the South and West. During the COVID-19 pandemic, rock-bottom interest rates sparked a homebuying frenzy as the national housing supply struggled to keep pace. The result? Soaring prices for existing homes coupled with record-low housing stock …
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