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Lower mortgage rates get a few more homebuyers off the fence

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Tariff uncertainties and job loss worries meant lower rates had a bigger impact last week on refinancing demand than homebuying, MBA lender surveys show. Continue reading →

Homebuilders cry ‘uncle’ as duties on Canadian lumber hit 27%

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NAHB urges Trump administration to negotiate new softwood lumber agreement with Canada “that will provide a fair and equitable solution to all parties and eliminate tariffs altogether.” Continue reading →

Mortgage rates drop with stocks on surprise jobs report and new tariffs

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Trump announces new tariffs on dozens of countries beginning Aug. 7, fires BLS commissioner after revised jobs report shows dramatic slowdown in payroll growth in May and June. Continue reading →

In split vote, Fed policymakers snub Trump, leave rates unchanged

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With job market stable and economy chugging along, futures market investors now think the odds of a September rate cut are less than even. Continue reading →

Homebuyers still have jitters about the economy and job market

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Mortgage rates have stabilized and more inventory is coming online, but applications for purchase loans fell by a seasonally adjusted 6 percent last week compared to the week before. Continue reading →

Jobs report gives the Fed more leeway for a September rate cut

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With Trump administration’s Aug. 1 deadline looming, new readings on consumer confidence show would-be homebuyers may be getting less fearful that tariffs will tank the economy. Continue reading →

Many buyers think home prices will only rise. Is that a safe bet?

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A new survey of thousands of U.S. consumers by Inman and Dig Insights suggests that many homebuyers are spurred to enter an unaffordable market by the assumption that things can only get worse. Continue reading →

It’s a higher-for-longer world, and we’re just living in it: Economist

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Windermere Economist Jeff Tucker looks at recent economic indicators to determine if or when interest rates might finally come down. Continue reading →

It’s a higher-for-longer world, and we’re just living in it: Economist

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Windermere Economist Jeff Tucker looks at recent economic indicators to determine if or when interest rates might finally come down. Continue reading →

It’s a higher-for-longer world, and we’re just living in it: Economist

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Windermere Economist Jeff Tucker looks at recent economic indicators to determine if or when interest rates might finally come down. Continue reading →