We study the two-way relationship between fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs) and monetary policy in a panel of up to 35 countries over the last two decades. The dataset includes quarterly information on the ...

U.S. existing home sales increased to a 10-month high in December, but further gains are likely to be limited by elevated ...

There is a better-than-even chance that the Reserve Bank will start a monetary policy easing cycle at its meeting on February 18. That means interest rates will soon be cut. What’s more, money market ...

The market perked up late in the year when interest rates eased, but affordability challenges yielded the fewest transactions ...

After notching a 5-month high, then dropping for a week straight, 30-year refi rates ticked up Thursday. Rate movement was ...

After falling for four days and then holding at that level for another day, rates on 30-year mortgages added points Thursday, ...

Sales of existing homes in the US fell last year to the lowest level in almost three decades, as sky-high home prices and ...

Elevated mortgage rates, rising home prices and a low level of properties on the market kept many prospective homebuyers out ...

Sales of previously owned homes in the U.S. rose for the third straight month in December, entering 2025 after the worst year ...

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased this week to just below 7%, its first decline after climbing five ...

U.S. existing-home sales fell in 2024 to the lowest level since 1995, the second straight year of anemic sales due to ...

U.S. existing-home sales fell in 2024 to the lowest level in 30 years, as high mortgage rates and low housing inventory weighed on home-buying activity.