mortgage rates 2025

Agent Marketing

Real Estate Word of the Year 2025

Affordability tops BAM’s real estate Word of the Year for 2025, with agents citing higher costs, buyer hesitation, and shifting expectations across the industry

December 31, 2025

Housing Market

Powell Admits the Fed Could Have Ended Asset Purchases Sooner

Jerome Powell discussed housing, mortgage rates, and MBS holdings at NABE. Byron Lazine breaks it down on today’s Hot Sheet.

October 15, 2025

Housing Market

Kevin O’Leary’s Blunt Advice for Buyers in Today’s Housing Market

Kevin O’Leary says mortgage rates won’t drop below 5% again, calling 3.5% loans an “aberration” and urging buyers to adjust to today’s 6–7% range.

September 29, 2025

Housing Market

Fed Cuts Rates for the First Time in 2025. What Does It Mean for Mortgage Rates?

The FOMC press conference with Jerome Powell marked a 25 bp cut, SEP projections for two more cuts, and mortgage rates holding near 2025 lows.

September 18, 2025

Housing Market

U.S. Homeownership Declines for the First Time Since 2016

Redfin reports U.S. homeowner households fell 0.1% in Q2 2025 to 86.2M, the first decline since 2016, while renter households surged 2.6% to 46.4M.

September 5, 2025

Housing Market

The Biggest Challenges for Buyers, Sellers, and Builders in 2025

Realtor.com report shows buyers, sellers, and builders all struggling in 2025, with affordability down, delistings up, and builders slowing new starts.

September 2, 2025

Housing Market

Mortgage Rates Push Affordable Home Price Down $30K Since 2019

New Realtor.com report shows buying power shrinking, with just 28% of homes affordable as prices hit $439,450 and rates stay near 7%.

August 25, 2025

Housing Market

Is Housing Part of the Fed’s Plan? Powell’s Latest Press Conference Explained

At the July 2025 FOMC meeting, the Fed held rates at 4.25% to 4.5%, with two officials dissenting in favor of a 25-basis-point cut, marking the first double dissent since 1993. Chair Powell stated the best way the Fed can support housing is by reaching 2% inflation.

July 31, 2025