Tag Archives: Federal Reserve

Housing is the single largest contributor to the U.S. economy, and as interest rates have been cut, mortgage rates have bounced back.

The Federal Reserve approved another rate cut, taking down its benchmark overnight lending rate to a target range of 1.75% to 2%. Here's what experts are saying.

Learn in-depth details about the state of housing and the rest of the economy in the latest "Beige Book" from the Federal Reserve.

Click through to learn more about what a new Fannie Mae report has to say about trends that are impacting the housing market and the economy.

On Monday, President Donald Trump signaled to the Federal Reserve that he believes now is the best time to cut interest rates.

Despite uncertainty in the homebuilding and real estate industry, strong economic conditions may impact the Fed's decision to keep interest rates steady.

Learn more about what Fed Chair Jerome Powell had to say about the Fed’s monetary policy, economic outlook, and President Trump’s recent remarks during his semi-annual testimony to the House Financial Services Committee.

Those waiting for interest rates to drop for the first time in almost 10 years will have to wait a bit longer, as the Federal Reserve decided Wednesday ...

The Federal Reserve decided once again to delay a rate hike, and industry experts give their thoughts on why, and what we might expect moving forward.

Here's what a recent analysis indicated about the state of nonrevolving credit and the effect of the current surge in mortgage applications on it.