Fed's Inflation Hardline Could Keep Mortgage Rates Elevated This Summer
Top Fed officials are signaling rate hikes remain on the table. Here's what that means for your buyer pool, your timeline, and your bottom line.
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Mortgage Rates & Economy — page 7
Coverage of mortgage rates, Federal Reserve decisions, inflation, jobs and bond markets, and how the rate environment changes buyer affordability for home sellers.
Record Home Prices, Better Affordability: What Sellers Need to Know
Wages are outpacing price growth and mortgage rates have eased. Here's how that shifts buyer demand—and what it means for your sale.
Pending Sales Dropped 5.4% in June. Here's What That Means If You're Selling
Mortgage rates hit a 10-month high in June and buyer contract signings fell hard. Sellers need to understand what's coming for their timeline and bottom line.
Mortgage Rates Hit a Near-Year High — and Fewer Buyers Are Shopping
The 30-year fixed rate climbed to 6.65% the week of July 10, sending purchase applications down 7%. Here's what a thinner buyer pool means for your sale.
June Inflation Surprise Kills July Rate Hike — What Sellers Need to Know
CPI fell 0.4% in June, the biggest monthly drop since 2020. A Fed rate hold is now near-certain — but mortgage relief for buyers is modest and fragile.
Hawkish Fed Signals Keep Mortgage Rates Elevated — What Sellers Need to Know
With the 10-year yield near 4.60% and Fed officials floating rate hikes, buyer pools are thinning. Here's what that means if you're planning to sell.
What High Mortgage Rates Are Doing to the Short-Term Rental Market
Rates above 6% have frozen out new Airbnb investors — and that shift has real consequences for sellers in vacation and investment markets.
Mortgage Rates Climb to 6.49% as U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Collapses
The peace deal is gone, oil is up, and the Fed isn't riding to the rescue. Here's what the rate move means if you're planning to sell this year.
The Fed Is Rewriting Its Own Rulebook. Here's What Sellers Need to Know
New Fed task forces could reshape how interest rates are set and communicated — and that uncertainty has direct consequences for home sellers in 2026.
The Fed Is Split on Rates — Here's What That Means If You're Selling
Minutes from the June FOMC meeting reveal a central bank at war with itself. For home sellers, that internal standoff has real consequences.
Mortgage Rates Are Stuck in the Mid-6s — Here's What That Costs Sellers
The 7% threshold looks unlikely to break, but rates aren't falling either. Sellers need to understand exactly what a 6.5%–6.75% market does to their buyer pool.
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Dallas Fed Study: Unauthorized Immigration Added 6.6% to Home Prices
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.
Mortgage Rates Climb Back Above 6.75% — What Sellers Need to Know
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 Fed Goes Quiet on Rates — Here's What That Means for Your Sale
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.
Gen Z Now Drives 1 in 5 Home Purchase Loans — Here's What That Means If You're Selling
Younger buyers hit a record share of mortgage rate locks in Q2 2026, reshaping who's shopping — and how sellers need to prepare.
Mortgage Spreads Are the Hidden Force Holding Up Home Sales in 2026
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.
Mortgage Rates Near 6.75% Even as Oil Slides Below $69
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.
Fed Hawks Are Blocking the Rate Drop Sellers Have Been Waiting For
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.
Mortgage Rates Dip to 6.73%, But the Rate Outlook Is Murky
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.
Home Prices Are Barely Moving — And Inflation Is Eating the Difference
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.
Builders Cut Costs as Rates Hold Firm — What It Means for Home Sellers
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.
Why Buyers Are Moving in 2026 (It Has Nothing to Do With Rates)
Life events — not rate drops — are now driving purchase decisions. Here's what that shift means for sellers pricing, timing, and negotiating this year.
Mortgage Rates Held Below 7% Through the Iran Conflict. Here's What That Means for Sellers.
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.
Mortgage Rates Inch Up to 6.49% — Here's What That Costs Sellers
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.