
Today’s Inflation Report Should Bring Mortgage Rates Down Slightly, A Relief For Homebuyers
The April CPI report came in just a tad softer than expected, which means mortgage rates should come down slightly and leaves open the possibility
Chen Zhao is the head of economics research, where she produces research on the housing market for public and internal audiences.
Previously, she was an executive director leading housing finance and financial markets research at the JPMorgan Chase Institute. Prior to joining JPMCI, Chen was an economics consultant at Analysis Group, Inc., where she worked on financial litigation cases and led teams conducting health economics and outcomes research on behalf of pharmaceutical companies.
While in graduate school, Chen was with the Center for Economic Studies and the Social Economic and Housing Statistics Division at the US Census Bureau, where she conducted applied microeconomics research using large scale restricted-access linked survey-administrative data. She started her career at the White House Council of Economic Advisers, where she focused on labor and health economics.

The April CPI report came in just a tad softer than expected, which means mortgage rates should come down slightly and leaves open the possibility

The April jobs report is a step in the right direction for homebuyers. It should cause mortgage rates to decline slightly, and it puts 2024

In their May 1 meeting, the Fed held interest rates steady and didn’t take the possibility of rate cuts later this year off the table.

The March inflation report came in hotter than expected, which means the Fed is highly unlikely to cut interest rates in June–and could mean the

Employment growth was strong in March, which ultimately means mortgage rates are likely to stay higher for longer. But next week’s inflation data is the

The Fed’s announcement that they’re holding interest rates steady–but still project three rate cuts in 2024–won’t immediately send mortgage rates down, but it shouldn’t send

The April CPI report came in just a tad softer than expected, which means mortgage rates should come down slightly and leaves open the possibility

The April jobs report is a step in the right direction for homebuyers. It should cause mortgage rates to decline slightly, and it puts 2024

In their May 1 meeting, the Fed held interest rates steady and didn’t take the possibility of rate cuts later this year off the table.

The March inflation report came in hotter than expected, which means the Fed is highly unlikely to cut interest rates in June–and could mean the

Employment growth was strong in March, which ultimately means mortgage rates are likely to stay higher for longer. But next week’s inflation data is the

The Fed’s announcement that they’re holding interest rates steady–but still project three rate cuts in 2024–won’t immediately send mortgage rates down, but it shouldn’t send