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4 urgent questions to ask amid the Kevin Warsh Fed chair confirmation

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Dr. Lee Davenport offers insight into Trump’s Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh, his family fortune and potential conflicts of interest in his investment portfolio. Continue reading →

Home price growth hits slowest pace since 2012: Redfin

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U.S. home prices posted their slowest annual growth rate in more than a decade in March, even as a shrinking supply of new listings kept prices from falling outright, according to Redfin. Continue reading →

Oil prices, jobs and mortgage rates: Numbers to know

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Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker looks at the factors that are impacting the economy at large and your local market. Continue reading →

America’s debt problem could keep mortgage rates high

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The next obstacle to affordable housing may not be inflation or the Federal Reserve — it could be Washington’s $38 trillion debt burden, experts say. Continue reading →

The Fed is putting rate hikes back on the table. Here’s what that means for agents

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Some policymakers raised the possibility of rate increases if inflation proves more stubborn than expected. Continue reading →

Rates, jobs data and stale listings cloud housing market outlook

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Mortgage rates are poised for another turbulent week as markets brace for the first inflation reading since the Iran War began, with headline CPI expected to jump to 3.4 percent, up from 2.4 percent in February. Continue reading →

Florida just made it harder to block new housing development

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Appeals to neighborhood character alone won’t be enough to kill a proposal if a developer has proposed reasonable mitigation measures. Continue reading →

Mortgage rates pop to highest level since September 2025

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Hopes of a robust spring homebuying season are quickly running into harsh economic realities related to the war in Iran, inflation and other factors. Continue reading →

Inflation and Iran are key to the Fed’s latest decisions: Economist

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In this exclusive series on Inman, Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker looks at the impact of the war on Iran and the Fed’s latest move. Continue reading →

Fed holds interest rates steady amid inflation, Iran conflict

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The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady on Wednesday in its first meeting of 2026, while saying it would continue to monitor financial and international developments. Continue reading →