The Fed made the announcement following a meeting of its governing body
With builders concentrating on luxury homes, fewer and fewer houses are affordable even as inventory rises
With winter officially over, markets are projecting a strong spring buying season
With the economy finally strong enough for the Fed to pursue its policy of steady interest-rate increases, Freddie Mac predicts that mortgage rates will keep heading upward
The Federal Reserve has announced its decision on whether to hike interest rates again
When last week began, financial markets were predicting only a small chance of an interest-rate hike this month. By the end of the week, markets were singing a different tune
The Federal Reserve has announced its decision on whether to hike rates again
In the wake of its last meeting of the year, the Fed has announced its decision on whether to hike interest rates – but what does it mean for mortgage rates?