by | Jul 3, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Heading into the Fourth of July weekend, Freddie Mac has given the real estate market reason to celebrate beyond the holiday. The 30-year mortgage rate, per the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), continued its decline and now sits at 6.67%. The 15-year...
by | Jun 26, 2025 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Politics, Premier |
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell faced intense congressional scrutiny this week over the housing market and his approach to interest rates. Testifying before the Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity Task Force on Tuesday and before...
by Beth McGuire | Jun 26, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
As rates dip a bit more this week, economists point to a several-months-long stretch of little fluctuation and a short-term wait-and-see approach to interest rates by the Fed as an overall combined positive for borrowers as the summer market gets underway. According...
by Beth McGuire | Jun 19, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News |
Economists say that while pockets of economic uncertainty persist, consumer confidence has rebounded from its spring dip; steady mortgage rates and improving buyer sentiment also could be setting the stage for a busy summer housing market. According to the latest...
by | Jun 18, 2025 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
At the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on June 18, the Federal Reserve board of governors once more chose to leave interest rates unchanged from the current 4.25 – 4.5 rate. Interest rates were last cut in December 2024. At a press...