The Federal Reserve’s first rate increase since 2023 was only part of the message housing professionals received Wednesday. The more consequential signal for the months ahead may be in the central bank’s updated economic projections: policymakers now see inflation...
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday for the first time since 2023, tightening monetary policy at a moment when mortgage rates are already back near 7% and the housing market is struggling with another affordability setback. The Federal Open Market...
The housing recovery keeps getting postponed. A fresh Reuters survey of property analysts shows forecasters raising their mortgage-rate expectations again, with borrowing costs now expected to decline only modestly from current levels. The shift comes as the 10-year...
The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield crossed 5% on Monday, a threshold it had not breached since October 2023, adding another jolt to mortgage pricing just one day before the Federal Reserve begins a two-day policy meeting. The move matters immediately to the...
A lawsuit filed against the Federal Reserve is putting a new spotlight on how the central bank developed its 2026 bank-capital proposals — and the fight reaches directly into mortgage origination and servicing. Better Markets sued the Federal Reserve and Vice Chair...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
