Last week, the Federal Reserve again kept interest rates elevated despite signs that the U.S. economy is cooling and calls from President Donald Trump for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to resign. But the commercial real estate market, which has been in a slump for nearly three years, has stopped sweating the Fed and started to
I discussed the jobs report in detail in this article and on this episode of the HousingWire Daily podcast. Given today’s drop, let’s discuss what we should focus on for the rest of the year. Where does this drop fit in the forecast? In my 2025 forecast, I anticipated the following ranges: Mortgage rates between
Mortgage rates trended slightly downward on Thursday after the Federal Reserve held firm on its rate policy, maintaining a wait-and-see stance despite mounting political pressure. The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans registered 6.72% for the week ending July 31, down just slightly from 6.74% last week, according to Freddie Mac. Rates averaged 6.73%
In a split decision, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its key policy rate unchanged yet again, hours after President Donald Trump called on Fed Chair Jerome Powell to cut rates and boost the housing market. As was widely expected, Fed policymakers left the central bank’s overnight rate unchanged at a range of 4.25% to
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -Uncertainty over Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s tenure is prompting investors to assess potential market reactions should there be an premature change in leadership at the U.S. central bank. President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized Powell for not cutting U.S. rates quickly enough. He has frequently raised the
10-year yield and mortgage rates In my 2025 forecast, I anticipated the following ranges: Mortgage rates between 5.75% and 7.25% The 10-year yield fluctuates between 3.80% and 4.70% We had a lot of drama again last week, with speeches by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and other regional Fed presidents, and then President Trump starting
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What will happen to home sales? The upward movement serves as a bucket of cold water for a housing market that has had a relatively healthy level of activity at the start of the spring purchase season. Altos data released Monday showed that weekly pending single-family home sales rose slightly compared to year-ago levels as
Trump nominated Jerome Powell to lead the Federal Reserve in 2017, then quickly turned on him. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Angered about interest rates, President Trump lashed out at Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Thursday, saying the central banker’s “termination cannot come fast enough!” Most presidents try to maintain distance from the Fed, whose leaders pride