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Solid jobs report sends mortgage rates lower

Housing Wire

Friday’s job report shows there is a clear pathway to get there. The bond market saw that wage growth was cooling down, leaving the Federal Reserve with few reasons to keep the rate hike story going much longer. And now, the growth rate of inflation is falling. Job report. Can we have a soft landing in the economy?

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Is the market pivoting ahead of the Fed?

Housing Wire

The entire economic landscape, including mortgage rates, has changed this week, starting with the Fed’s talking points on Wednesday. The honey badger labor market is still going strong as we got another solid jobs report Friday, which pushed bond yields higher at first. However, the way the day ended showed that change is coming.

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What happens after the Fed’s rate hike?

Housing Wire

And, once they’re done hiking rates, will the Fed need to keep rates high because the consumer balance sheet looks so good? From the WSJ article: “ U.S. From the WSJ article: “ U.S. The Federal Reserve will hold another meeting this week, where everyone assumes we will get another 75 bps rate hike.

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Four Horsemen of the Housing Apocalypse, Part 3: On a Black Horse – Recession

Notorious ROB

In part 2 , we covered the insane money printing that has devalued the dollar, and stuck the Fed into a corner with no options. But in the meantime, even the modest Fed action has had real results in the real world. It seems an apt metaphor for what the Fed has caused on purpose, and is bringing about, again on purpose: recession.

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3 Money Saving Mistakes That Hurt Your Real Estate Business During A Downturn

Lab Coat Agents

In this article, we’ll talk about the three most common costly mistakes real estate agents make when trying to save money. Agents forget that their marketing provides them the fuel to generate consistent lead flow and sales for their business and keeps their pipeline well-fed. Let’s dive into the first costly mistake.

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When Will Mortgage Rates Go Down? It’s Hard to Say, But Housing Experts Weigh In

HomeLight

When consumers slow their spending — as we saw happen at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic — the Federal Reserve System takes action to entice people back into making decisions that will help stimulate the economy. We’ll get into more details shortly, but it is safe to say that market activity is to blame (or thank!)

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Logan Mohtashami: The 2022 housing forecast

Housing Wire

Most of the time, the economy is like a slow-moving ocean liner that changes direction gradually and without much effort. But when a new, powerful variable presents itself, like the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the economy can change on a dime. COVID was a veritable iceberg for our ocean liner economy, but the ship did not go down!

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