Mortgage Rates Expected to Hold Steady on Mild Inflation Reading
A mild inflation reading in July’s CPI report will leave mortgage rates largely unchanged as the Fed is already on its way to cutting rates
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.
A mild inflation reading in July’s CPI report will leave mortgage rates largely unchanged as the Fed is already on its way to cutting rates
There are now eight trillion-dollar metros, up from four a year ago, with Anaheim, CA, Washington, DC, Chicago and Phoenix joining the list of places
A much weaker than expected job market report pushed mortgage rates down to 6.4%, the lowest level since April 2023. The report showed that the Fed may
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell told reporters a rate cut may be coming in September, which is in line with market expectations. The unsurprising news isn’t
Donald Trump has said he wants to lower mortgage rates and loosen building regulations, which would make homes more affordable and increase supply. Several of
The White House has proposed a national rent control policy, which sounds appealing in theory but would eventually increase costs for renters because it would
A mild inflation reading in July’s CPI report will leave mortgage rates largely unchanged as the Fed is already on its way to cutting rates
There are now eight trillion-dollar metros, up from four a year ago, with Anaheim, CA, Washington, DC, Chicago and Phoenix joining the list of places
A much weaker than expected job market report pushed mortgage rates down to 6.4%, the lowest level since April 2023. The report showed that the Fed may
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell told reporters a rate cut may be coming in September, which is in line with market expectations. The unsurprising news isn’t
Donald Trump has said he wants to lower mortgage rates and loosen building regulations, which would make homes more affordable and increase supply. Several of
The White House has proposed a national rent control policy, which sounds appealing in theory but would eventually increase costs for renters because it would