Market Updates

Why the Fed's balance sheet may matter more to mortgage rates than the dot plot

Green says the Fed's MBS holdings and Fannie/Freddie bond buying could have more impact on mortgage rates than anything Warsh does with the benchmark rate

Why the Fed's balance sheet may matter more to mortgage rates than the dot plot

Freddie Mac: 30-year mortgage rate holds near 6.5% amid inflation

Despite a fresh PCE inflation reading of 4.1%, the 30-year fixed rate edged up just two basis points

Freddie Mac: 30-year mortgage rate holds near 6.5% amid inflation

Warsh caught between surging inflation and a president who wants rate cuts

Inflation figures are up – where does that leave the Fed’s new chief?

Warsh caught between surging inflation and a president who wants rate cuts

Flood-prone US counties shed 63,000 residents in 2025, Redfin finds

Climate risk and soaring insurance costs are driving Americans away from flood-prone markets

Flood-prone US counties shed 63,000 residents in 2025, Redfin finds

Trump-delayed housing bill 'better than nothing,' more politics than policy, broker says

One California broker says anybody who knows the housing market is going to roll their eyes at it

Trump-delayed housing bill 'better than nothing,' more politics than policy, broker says

New home sales fall again as affordability pressure mounts

Sales of newly built US homes fell for the second straight month as mid-6% mortgage rates keep buyers at bay

New home sales fall again as affordability pressure mounts