Fed Message: Inflation Fight May Cause Recession
Fed Chair Powell hoped for an economic soft landing but said it’s increasingly unlikely. “I wish there were a painless way to (get inflation down),” he said. “There isn’t.”
Fed Chair Powell hoped for an economic soft landing but said it’s increasingly unlikely. “I wish there were a painless way to (get inflation down),” he said. “There isn’t.”
When home prices were rising, the iBuyer made “easy profits,” but some think its losses now – 42% of all its Aug. sales – mirror Zillow’s failed iBuying venture.
Fla. wants to minimize the number of policies in state-operated Citizens Property Ins., but the number has skyrocketed and plunged over its two-decade existence.
NAR and other real estate groups met at the White House Wed. for a “candid discussion” on construction, zoning reforms, financing expansion and tax incentives.
A tree will soon symbolize your Realtor membership. In partnership with the National Forest Foundation, NAR will plant more than 1.5M trees by 2025.
The average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage didn’t spend much time hovering around the 6% mark. It rose 0.27 percentage points this week, up from last week’s 6.02%.
In a fight to curb inflation, the Federal Reserve pushed rates higher and will likely do so again. It impacts mortgages indirectly, but rates are still expected to move higher.
At 10.7%, Orlando came closest to the national year-to-year rise of 11%. It was 10.3% in S. Fla. counties – and median rents actually fell 1.8% in Jacksonville.
National sales declined for the seventh straight month, down 0.4% from July and 19.9% year-to-year. The median home price is still rising, however, up 7.7% in Aug.
Airbnb guests don’t hold back on social media, complaining about costs, amenities and more. Now Airbnb owners are starting to complain about their guests.