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Educate yourself and your clients about the impact of Trump tariffs

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Protect your peace, power and profits, coach Darryl Davis writes, and provide the guidance your clients need to navigate the latest economic movements. Continue reading →

Homebuilders warn they’re facing a 40% tariff on Canadian lumber

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In renewing a call that building materials be exempt from tariffs, trade group notes that more than 70 percent of imported softwood lumber and gypsum used for drywall comes from Canada and Mexico. Continue reading →

Homebuilders anxiously await details on Canada, Mexico tariffs

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Bond market investors who fund most mortgages didn’t panic Friday over reports that the U.S. will impose tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico on Saturday, but details remain sketchy. Continue reading →

Fed pauses rate cuts, continues mortgage ‘quantitative tightening’

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Trump wants lower rates. Fed Chair Jerome Powell says he’s not spoken to the President, and that “we don’t need to be in a hurry to adjust the policy stance.” Continue reading →

Mortgage rates ease a bit on November inflation surprise

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Core inflation rose less in November than forecasters had been expecting, in part because housing costs rose at a slower pace, Pantheon Macroeconomics Chief U.S. Economist Samuel Tombs said. Continue reading →

Mortgage rates climb as investors weigh impact of election results

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Appetite for bonds wanes as investors pile into the stock market and assess whether Donald Trump’s return to the White House will fuel more government borrowing and reignite inflation. Continue reading →

Inventory insanity: When will this supply shortage end?

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Today’s extremes won’t last forever, but there’s no silver bullet to end the crisis, and it’s likely shortages in some form will drag on for years. Continue reading →

Housing market too strong for more Fed cuts

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President Trump has tweeted that the “boneheads” at the Federal Reserve should lower interest rates to “zero” or “less,” but Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell took a more moderate approach. Continue reading →

Fed conference draws harsh reaction from Trump and China

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After Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell’s long-awaited speech early Friday morning, which was calming to markets, President Trump and China unleashed their fury — one on Twitter, the other in the form of new tariffs on the U.S. Continue reading →

Trump’s tariffs could drive the cost of homes and remodeling way up

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The president’s tariffs could send the price of new homes and remodels soaring by thousands of dollars, but not all economists are convinced by the data. Continue reading →