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The New Normal: Monthly Mortgage Payments of $2,000+ a Month

The New Normal: Monthly Mortgage Payments of $2,000+ a Month

by Phil Hall | Sep 6, 2023 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The average monthly principal and interest (P&I) payment for borrowers purchasing a home using a 30-year fixed-rate loan in July was $2,306, according to new data from Black Knight Inc., now part of Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE: ICE). That sum, which...
Fed Chairman Powell: ‘We Are Prepared to Raise Rates Further If Appropriate’

Fed Chairman Powell: ‘We Are Prepared to Raise Rates Further If Appropriate’

by Phil Hall | Aug 25, 2023 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Fasten your seat belts – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell isn’t done with rate hikes. In a speech this morning before an economic policy symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Powell insisted that the central bank’s goal of driving inflation down to 2% may require...
Guest Opinion: How the Fed Impacts the Housing Market

Guest Opinion: How the Fed Impacts the Housing Market

by Patrick T. Harker | Jun 7, 2023 | Current News & Events, Guest Opinion, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

In the wake of the pandemic, one word has remained top of mind for the Federal Reserve: inflation. While headline PCE inflation has come down from its peak of 7% last year, it is still running at 5% year-over-year — way above the Fed’s long-run target of 2% annually....
Americans Believe a Recession is Coming, But Are Optimistic About Their Finances

Americans Believe a Recession is Coming, But Are Optimistic About Their Finances

by Phil Hall | Jun 7, 2023 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Canadian wildfire smoke isn’t the only thing in the American air today – the latest TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) Consumer Pulse found a heavy cloud of pessimism about the state of the economy mixed with some buoyant optimism about personal finances. First, the bad news. In...
Inflation Causes Most Homeowners to Postpone Renovations, But They’re Not Planning to Move

Inflation Causes Most Homeowners to Postpone Renovations, But They’re Not Planning to Move

by Phil Hall | Jun 2, 2023 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Inflation is hammering homeowners who were previously eager to pursue renovations on their residence, according to a new survey from Discover Home Loans. However, a challenging economy is also keeping most of their homeowners from moving out and searching for a new...
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