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Lack of sufficient inventory combined with inflation and the threat of rising interest rates continue to put pressure on the market.

After showing signs of gains, mortgage application volume fell this week, led by a slight drop-off in refi volume.

After dipping below the 3% mark last week, fixed-rate mortgages climbed on the strength of a rise in consumer spending and improvements in unemployment.

The days of rates in the 3% range may be numbered, as yesterday’s actions by the Fed to begin tapering may put upward pressure on rates moving forward.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell has announced a slow tapering of the U.S. economy, as MReport examines the impact of the Fed’s actions on the nation’s housing market.

Freddie Mac has found that rates are on the slide for the second consecutive week, dipping further below the 3% mark.

Mortgage rates hit their highest mark since August 2020 this week, but home shoppers continue to take advantage of record-low rates as the U.S. economy slowly comes back to life.

With the potential for another “liquidity panic,” experts say government loans are the most vulnerable, and the federal government should act now.

A new report states the Fed's balance sheet has grown to more than %7 trillion in June. Click through to read how this could impact the mortgage market.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the government will “provide relief to support the recovery for as long as needed.”