Several things happen on Fed Day–especially on the 4 out of 8 examples with updated rate forecasts from Fed members. The official announcement of a rate cut is typically the least important aspect. In fact, it is usually entirely unimportant in terms of its impact on mortgage rates. Instead, the bonds that determine mortgage rates […]
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President Donald Trump has been considering declaring a National Housing Emergency over the past few weeks, and some housing organizations are putting in requests for items to be included. The Community Home Lenders of America and the Community Associations Institute jointly asked the administration Wednesday to allow the Federal Housing Administration to insure loans on
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The Federal Open Market Committee’s decision to meet broad expectations for a 25 basis point cut might not give many people in the market for a home loan the break they anticipated. “What does that do for mortgage rates? I think we’ve already seen that show up. The last three, four weeks, we’ve seen mortgage
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