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| Bonds End Up Little-Changed. Other Markets May Have Helped | ||
| 1/29/2026 3:37 PM | ||
| Bonds End Up Little-Changed. Other Markets May Have Helped Bonds began the day with a bit of selling pressure. It was almost too small to draw much attention to. MBS never dropped below yesterday"s lows and 10yr yields merely moved back up to overnight highs (also, no higher than yesterday"s high...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Hold Steady Despite Volatility in Other Markets | ||
| 1/29/2026 2:59 PM | ||
| Sometimes being tuned into daily mortgage rate changes means coming across other news about financial markets. In today"s case, that could expose you to anything from the massive selling of certain stocks earlier in the day or the unprecedented trading levels in various commodities. While the financial market buzz may be centered on silver a...Read More | ||
| Property Database, Construction Products; Attorney Mitch Kider Thought Leadership; STRATMOR on AI | ||
| 1/29/2026 10:20 AM | ||
| Fans of MASH know that Alan Alda turned 90 yesterday, and the remaining actors from the show joined him on the beach. When you reach a certain age you don’t care about the employment picture. Amazon laying off another 16,000, as announced this week, won’t help anyone’s “the economy is doing great” argument. As economist Elliot Eisenberg points out,...Read More | ||
| Weaker After Econ Data, But Bonds May Be Looking Elsewhere | ||
| 1/29/2026 8:51 AM | ||
| Continued jobless claims dropped to the lowest level since October 2024 and bonds are selling off a bit. Those two things may seem like they"re clearly connected, but the selling didn"t start for another 15 minutes after the data and the most noticeable selling has taken place in the past 15 minutes (almost a full hour after the data). As for...Read More | ||
| No Surprises From Powell. No Major Movement in Rates | ||
| 1/28/2026 3:16 PM | ||
| No Surprises From Powell. No Major Movement in Rates As expected, the Fed held rates steady today. The statement was moderately more hawkish in that it acknowledged progress on the labor market front and overall economy. To the very small extent that the statement was hawkish, Powell"s press conference coul...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rate Winning Streak Ends, But Just Barely | ||
| 1/28/2026 2:51 PM | ||
| On some occasions, a rate announcement from the Federal Reserve (even one that results in no change to the Fed Funds Rate) can cause a huge move in mortgage rates. Today was not one of those days, but in its defense, it was never that likely to be. In order for a Fed announcement to have a big impact, it has to surprise the market in some way. A r...Read More | ||
| Here"s What Changed in The New Fed Announcement | ||
| 1/28/2026 1:00 PM | ||
| Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate solid pace. Job gains have slowed this year, remained low, and the unemployment rate has edged up through September. More recent indicators are consistent with these developments. shown some signs of stabilization. Inflation has moved up since earlier in ...Read More | ||
| Title Strategy, Non-Agency, Construction Capital, Workflow Tools; Housing Policy, Rates, and $200 Billion | ||
| 1/28/2026 10:40 AM | ||
| “Did you hear what NASA"s new slogan will be once its budget is cut? ‘NASA: The Sky"s The Limit’” If you’re a conference organizer, do you have a catchy slogan for the event? That certainly seems to be expected. Fannie Mae has a slogan (“Powering America’s Housing” or “Supporting America’s Housing,” depending on who you ask) as does Freddie Mac (“W...Read More | ||
| Re-Entry Rejected. What Can The Fed Say? | ||
| 1/28/2026 9:10 AM | ||
| Wednesday brings 2026"s first Fed announcement, but it"s guaranteed to be one of the least interesting. For a start, this is one of 4 annual meetings without an economic projections update and thus, no dot plot. That automatically takes any Fed meeting down a peg in importance, but there are certainly exceptions, as we learned on October 29th"s mee...Read More | ||
| Gradual Weakness After AM Gains | ||
| 1/27/2026 3:15 PM | ||
| Gradual Weakness After AM Gains Bonds began the day in weaker territory, but logged some solid gains in the first few hours. A small portion of the improvement could be arguably linked to the lowest Consumer Confidence reading since 2014 and the lowest "labor differential" of the present cycle (labor differ...Read More | ||
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| Apartment rents just dropped to the lowest level in 4 years | ||
| 1/29/2026 12:45 PM | ||
| Apartment rents are falling sharply due to weaker economic conditions and growing job losses....Read More | ||
| Fed holds interest rates steady: What that means for mortgages, credit cards and loans | ||
| 1/28/2026 1:03 PM | ||
| From mortgage rates and auto loans to credit cards and savings accounts, here"s a look at how the January Fed decision could affect your finances...Read More | ||
| Mortgage demand drops 8.5%, as interest rates swell to the highest level in 3 weeks | ||
| 1/28/2026 8:06 AM | ||
| Mortgage rates rose last week, causing a large drop in demand for refinances. Homebuyer demand was essentially flat...Read More | ||
| Homebuyers are backing out of deals at the fastest pace in nearly a decade | ||
| 1/27/2026 2:28 PM | ||
| More than 16% of signed contracts on homes in December were canceled, as consumers face continued uncertainty in the economy and rising inventory...Read More | ||
| New AI tool from Fundrise brings high-level CRE analysis to the public | ||
| 1/27/2026 8:20 AM | ||
| Fundrise"s co-founder and CEO, Ben Miller, says the new tool goes far beyond what more generalized AI, like ChatGPT, can offer....Read More | ||
| Trump's 'not a huge fan' of using 401(k) money to buy a home. Financial advisors aren't, either | ||
| 1/27/2026 7:57 AM | ||
| President Donald Trump said he"s not in favor of using 401(k) money to buy houses, despite one of his top economic advisors saying such a plan was in the works...Read More | ||
| Fed is likely to hold interest rates steady, resisting Trump pressure. Here’s what that means for borrowers | ||
| 1/26/2026 1:51 PM | ||
| From mortgage rates to auto loans and credit cards, here’s a look at how the upcoming January Fed decision may affect your finances...Read More | ||
| Why a niche category of CRE lending is suddenly seeing record deals | ||
| 1/23/2026 7:18 AM | ||
| C-PACE stands for commercial property assessed clean energy and is a type of financing that differs from a traditional bank loan. It"s seeing explosive growth....Read More | ||
| Flex office firm Industrious is seeing major growth. Here's what's driving it | ||
| 1/22/2026 1:39 PM | ||
| In 2025, Industrious increased its global footprint by 58%, now with more than 250 units open in over 100 cities...Read More | ||
| Trump says inflation was 'defeated.' Some economists disagree | ||
| 1/21/2026 2:56 PM | ||
| President Donald Trump said the U.S. "defeated" inflation and reined in consumer prices over the past year. Federal data suggests otherwise...Read More | ||
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