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Coverage of mortgage rates, Federal Reserve decisions, inflation, jobs and bond markets, and how the rate environment changes buyer affordability for home sellers.
Rates & Economy · Texas
A new working paper ties unauthorized immigration to a measurable share of the 2021–2024 price surge. Here's what the data actually says—and what it means if you're selling now.
Rates reversed last week's dip and are rising again. Here's how that reshapes your buyer pool, your timeline, and your bottom line.
The Federal Reserve is pulling back on rate signals. For sellers, that shift affects buyer confidence, mortgage costs, and how long homes sit on market.
Younger buyers hit a record share of mortgage rate locks in Q2 2026, reshaping who's shopping — and how sellers need to prepare.
Rates would top 7.70% without spread compression. For sellers, that gap is the difference between a buyer pool that exists and one that doesn't.
The Fed's hawkish turn is keeping borrowing costs elevated. Here's what that means for your buyer pool, your timeline, and your bottom line.
Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack is pushing for rate hikes, not cuts — and that keeps mortgage rates elevated and buyer pools thin heading into summer.
A small rate drop is welcome news for sellers, but the buyer pool remains constrained and the Fed is leaning toward hikes. Here's what it means if you're planning to sell.
The April Case-Shiller data shows 0.8% annual price growth nationwide, but with inflation at 3.8%, sellers are losing ground in real terms. Here's what that means for your sale.
With mortgage rates stuck near 6.5% and new-home margins under pressure, builders are changing tactics. Here's how that shift lands on existing-home sellers.
Life events — not rate drops — are now driving purchase decisions. Here's what that shift means for sellers pricing, timing, and negotiating this year.
Better mortgage spreads shielded the housing market from oil shocks and hot inflation in early 2026. Buyer demand is holding — but the dynamics are shifting.
Rates rose 2 basis points this week to 6.49%. For sellers, that number shapes who can afford your home and what they'll offer.
Rates have barely moved in six weeks. That stability — not a drop — is reshaping the buyer pool and what sellers can realistically expect at the table.
A new Pew Research Center analysis shows the pool of qualified first-time buyers has shrunk sharply since 2019 — and that changes the math for sellers at every price point.
Elevated rates and sticky inflation pushed new home sales to a 580,000-unit annual pace in May. Here's what that pullback means if you're planning to sell.
Rates on 30-year loans hit 6.79% as Fed hike odds rise. Here's what that does to your buyer pool, your timeline, and your bottom line.
Oil prices fell $30 in a month, mortgage rates are ticking down from their peak, and pending sales just posted a 5% year-over-year gain. Here's what it adds up to for sellers.
BofA's aggressive forecast would push borrowing costs higher and shrink your buyer pool. But markets and most analysts expect far less — zero to one hike.
His low-rate, deregulation era fueled a historic boom—then a historic crash. Here's what his legacy still means for sellers navigating today's market.
Mortgage rates edged down this week, but May data shows buyers pumping the brakes. Here's what that tension means if you're planning to sell.
A quieter Fed is a less predictable one. Here's how Warsh's overhaul of central bank communication shifts the ground beneath home sellers in 2026.
A U.S.-Iran agreement sent oil lower and stocks higher. Before you adjust your selling timeline, here's what that actually does — and doesn't — mean for mortgage rates.
Kevin Warsh's first Fed meeting kept rates on hold, but his comments about housing signal a shift in how the Fed thinks about the market.
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