The Federal Reserve has opted to neither lower nor raise the federal funds rate, which remains in the 5.25% to 5.5% range. In making its decision, the central bank’s policy making Federal Open Market Committee cited its longstanding goals of achieving maximum...
Housing industry economists had mixed views of today’s data report from the U.S. Department of Labor that found the economy added more jobs than anticipated. During May, nonfarm payrolls expanded by 272,000, up from 165,000 in April and higher than a Dow Jones...
A new national poll commissioned by Nationwide found more than three-quarters of respondents (78%) rating the economy as poor or fair, with half of the respondents citing high housing costs for their pessimism. Nearly two-thirds (64%) of the respondents in...
The Bank of Canada reduced its main interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.75%, the central bank’s first rate cut in four years and the first rate cut this year enacted by a G7 nation. “With further and more sustained evidence underlying inflation is easing,...
As the drumbeat of the U.S. presidential election grows louder, so does the clamor around its alleged impact on the housing market—a narrative that is as pervasive as it is misleading. Political operatives and pundits alike weave tales of doom and market paralysis...
Euro-Area Housing Loan Demand Falls Sharply as Higher Rates Hit Borrowers
