A common take I see right now is that a Fed rate hike will help bonds and mortgage rates because the bond market will believe the Fed is taking inflation seriously. Ladies and gentlemen: be careful what you wish for, because I can tell you one rate hike isn’t going to do squat for the […]
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A coalition of real estate, builder and housing nonprofits on Tuesday launched “Let America Build,” a national public awareness campaign aimed at advancing pro-building policies as communities begin implementing the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. Founding participants include Realtor.com, Zillow, T3 Sixty, eXp Realty and NextHome, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Veterans
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Heading into 2026, some were predicting the Federal Reserve would make at least one rate cut if not more. Nine months into the year and so far the Fed has held steady on rates, but that is expected to change on Wednesday, with economists predicting a 25-basis point increase. “The Federal Reserve heads into its
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