Fed easing was already priced into mortgage rates, but there’s room for more relief if investors who fund most home loans get less skittish about prepayment risk and quantitative tightening.
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9 proven ways to keep retention rates high when business is slow
Chris Pollinger shares powerful strategies to retain and motivate your real estate agents, even as listings hit all-time lows. Learn how to keep your team engaged and thriving during tough market conditions.
Investors’ expectations for big Fed rate cut rise on new data releases
Investors who fund most mortgages have already priced in several rate cuts, so further declines could depend on what next week’s “dot plot” says about expectations for the pace of future cuts.
Fed expected to be cautious in cutting rates next week
A surprisingly large increase in core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, means Fed policymakers are likely to start out with a modest 25 basis-point rate cut when they meet next week.
Navigating economic turbulence to elevate your real estate career
Amid the current economic turmoil, including fears of a potential recession and recent significant stock market declines, real estate professionals must remain vigilant and adaptable, Victoria Kennedy writes.
Real estate agents lament dud of a summer: Client Pipeline Tracker
Buyers failed to bite this summer despite falling mortgage rates. It has agents about as down on their business prospects as they’ve been all year heading into the NAR settlement era, according to Intel’s Client Pipeline Tracker.
July inflation reading trims the odds of a big September rate cut
PCE price index shows inflation continued to cool in July, but at a gentle enough pace that Fed policymakers are now seen as likely to only bring rates down by a hair in September.
Today marks the dawn of a new day for real estate. Make the most of it
The best real estate agents will thrive, the profession will be elevated, rot will be removed and the brands that are built on trust and integrity will rise to the top, Inman founder Brad Inman writes.
$1M homes hit all-time high in US
A record 8.5 percent of all U.S. homes are worth $1 million or more, up from 7.6 percent last year and 4 percent before the pandemic, according to a new Redfin analysis. California is adding them faster than other states.
KW’s Jason Abrams talks being ‘antifragile’ in the face of change
On the first day of Keller Williams’ annual Mega Agent Camp in Austin, franchise Head of Industry and Learning Jason Abrams talks commissions and how leaders must help agents thrive — and not just survive — through upcoming changes.