Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker analyzes the real estate market
The GSE's latest outlook pins the 30-year fixed at 6.3% through year-end
Economic uncertainty will likely have 'consumers moving cautiously on big financial decisions'
The rate relief buyers were waiting for may not be coming
Energy costs drove the biggest monthly inflation increase since 2022
Hopes of a robust spring homebuying season are quickly running into harsh economic realities
3 economists explain the Iranian conflict's potential impacts, from fuel costs to mortgage rates
Opinion
Based on the data, real estate is not in a boom cycle, coach Darryl Davis writes. It's not in a crash cycle. It's in a recalibration cycle
Inflation rose at an annual rate of 2.7% in December, leading many to believe the Fed will hold rates steady this month. But if market conditions cool, a March rate cut may be in the cards
Despite an unusually active fall market this year, the housing market has finally settled into a slower pace for winter and returned to seasonal norms
The latest numbers from the Case-Shiller Index show weak price growth in September, with significant regional variation. One expert even warned of 'outright decline' in some markets
After the Federal Reserve approved the second rate cut of the year, mortgage rates moved in the opposite direction as investors who fund most home loans worry about inflation
Economists with the mortgage giant shared a glimmer of good news for real estate professionals in a pair of new forecasts
In predicting that mortgage rates will drop below 6% next year, economists at Fannie Mae are more optimistic about growth and less worried about inflation than their MBA counterparts
Initial jobless claims climbed last week to the highest level since Oct. 23, 2021, but investors and economists are expecting 3 small rate cuts this year rather than a dramatic move on Sept. 17