Rates at 6.48%: What a Stuck Mortgage Market Means for Home Sellers
The 30-year fixed rate is hovering near a nine-month high. Here's how that reshapes your buyer pool, your timeline, and your bottom line.
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Mortgage Rates & Economy — page 9
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 Fed Warning on Rate Hikes Is Back. Here's What It Means If You're Selling.
Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan says higher interest rates may be needed in 2026. For Texas sellers, that changes the math on buyers, timing, and your bottom line.
Pulte's New Intel Role Puts GSE Reform Back in Play
Bill Pulte is now acting DNI and still running FHFA. What that dual role means for Fannie, Freddie, and the sellers who depend on mortgage rates.
Buyers Are Still Showing Up at 6.7% — What That Means If You're Selling
Purchase demand is edging up year-over-year despite rates above 6.7%. Here's what the current rate environment actually means for your sale.
More Homes, Lower Prices, Same Mortgage Rate: What It Means If You're Selling Now
Inventory is up, asking prices have fallen 19 weeks straight, and buyers are gaining leverage. Here's what that shift actually costs sellers — and how to protect your net proceeds.
New Home Sales Drop 11% in April as Mortgage Rates Bite
April's sharp decline in new home sales signals a shrinking buyer pool — and sellers of existing homes need to understand what that means for their own asking price and timeline.
New-Home Sales Fell 6.2% in April — Here's What That Means If You're Selling
New construction contract signings dropped sharply in April as mortgage rates held above 6.5%. Existing-home sellers need to understand what that shift does to their buyer pool.
Mortgage Rates Hit 6.65%: What the 9-Month High Means If You're Selling Now
Rates are at their highest since August 2025, refinance demand has cratered, and the buyer pool is thinning. Here's what sellers need to know.