Powell Sends a Reality Check on Housing: Why Rate Cuts Aren’t Fixing the Market

Powell

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that the housing market’s problems aren’t going away anytime soon, saying recent interest rate cuts are unlikely to improve affordability or ease the tight supply of homes meaningfully. Powell made the comments during a press conference on Wednesday after Fed officials voted to cut the benchmark federal funds rate … Read more

US Interest Rate Cut: Will this give new impetus to the Housing Market?

US Interest rate cut

Every change in the US economic landscape directly impacts the pockets of ordinary people. When the Federal Reserve, the US central bank, cuts its US interest rates, it impacts not just the banking system but also homebuyers and the real estate market. The question is whether this interest rate cut will give the US housing … Read more