Three days after his Gen Blue keynote, Coldwell Banker Affiliates President Jason Waugh sat down with Inman to talk about navigating market shifts and battling uncertainty. Continue reading
Windermere Economist Jeff Tucker looks at the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut and what it means for the real estate market. Continue reading
Is it a buyers’ market or not? In separate market reports published on Thursday, Redfin and Realtor.com aimed to answer the question by looking at home price, home sales and inventory trends, which signal that homebuyers are gaining the upper hand — bu… Continue reading
Recent Trump appointee Stephen Miran was the lone dissenter in Wednesday’s 11-1 vote, holding out for a bigger, 1/2 percentage point rate cut advocated by the president. Continue reading
Homebuyer loan applications flooded in last week at the second-highest level of the year. Demand for adjustable-rate mortgage loans is at the highest level since 2008. Continue reading
Trump appointee Stephen Miran confirmed as Fed governor in 48-47 Senate vote, but appeals court upholds ruling that Lisa Cook can stay on board while she contests legality of removal order. Continue reading
The silver lining in deteriorating consumer confidence is that the weaker job market means the Federal Reserve is expected to slash rates several times this year and next, even as tariffs fuel inflation. Continue reading
Initial jobless claims climbed last week to the highest level since Oct. 23, 2021, but investors and economists are expecting three small rate cuts this year rather than a dramatic move next week. Continue reading
Applications for purchase mortgages hit their highest level since July last week, and rates keep falling on weak jobs reports and more encouraging inflation data Continue reading
Trump’s move to fire Cook likely violated her right to due process, and “for cause” provision for removal is limited to governor’s behavior in office, judge rules in granting preliminary injunction. Continue reading