The Federal Reserve is gearing up for another aggressive year of rate hikes meant to slow inflation, and while economists are optimistic, homebuyers are losing steam
For the last two years, the housing market has been characterized by fast-rising home prices and surging interest rates, but today's homebuying conditions are far different from the real estate landscape preceding the Great Recession
After posting strong gains in a red-hot mid-pandemic market, rent growth appears to be cooling at the close of 2022, and measures of inflation could follow closely behind
The Fed is expected to reduce its interest rate increases to half of a percentage point in December, though tighter monetary policy will continue until inflation ebbs
Mortgage rates fell for the third straight week over the Thanksgiving holiday, but despite a glimmer of price relief for borrowers, refinance demand followed a similar trajectory