[ad_1] This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting on Nov. 2. Text removed from the November statement is in red with a horizontal line through the middle. Text appearing for the first time in the new statement is in red …
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[ad_1] A “For Sale” sign in front of a home in Sacramento, California, on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lower mortgage rates are pulling some current homeowners back to the refinance market, but not enough to offset the drop in demand from homebuyers. …
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[ad_1] A “For Sale” sign outside a house in Albany, California, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home sales declined for the ninth straight month in October, as higher interest rates and surging inflation kept buyers on the sidelines. Sales of previously owned …
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[ad_1] A Coldwell Banker “Under Contract” sign stands outside a property in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pending home sales, a measure of signed contracts on existing homes, dropped a much worse-than-expected 10.2% in September from August, according to the National Association of Realtors. Economists had …
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[ad_1] Mortgage demand fell last week to nearly half what it was a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, as rates hit their highest level in 21 years. Overall, demand for mortgages is at the lowest level since 1997. Mortgage applications to purchase a home dropped 2% from …
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[ad_1] Customers shop at the GU Co. store in the SoHo neighborhood of New York, US, on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Consumer spending was flat in September as prices moved sharply higher and the Federal Reserve implemented higher interest rates to slow the …
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