From Our Economists
Trump Orders $200B Mortgage Bond Buy, Which Will Likely Nudge Rates Down Slightly to 6%
The ultimate impact of such a move would likely be limited because this would be a relatively small asset purchase program, by historical standards. President
Banning Corporate Landlords Won’t Fix the Housing Affordability Crisis. Building More Homes Just Might.
This piece was originally published to Forbes on March 4, 2024. President Trump has proposed a ban on big institutional investors buying single-family homes. A
Redfin Economists’ Weekly Take: First Jobs Report of 2026 Could Impact Mortgage Rates
This Week In A Nutshell The first jobs report of 2026—and the first “normal” report post-government shutdown—will be published on Friday. We’ll be on the
Redfin Economists’ Weekly Take: Mortgage Rates Remain Steady Despite Problematic Inflation, Jobs Reports
This Week In A Nutshell Mortgage rates are flat despite a much lower than expected inflation report and slightly weak jobs report last week
Mortgage Rates Stay Relatively Flat After Noisy Inflation Data
Takeaway: Core CPI inflation came in at 2.6% year over year, much lower than consensus expectations of 3.0%. That’s the largest difference between expectations and
Mortgage Rates Likely to Remain Unchanged Following Mixed October, November Jobs Data
October and November jobs data came in cooler than expected, but the long government shutdown muddies the waters. The jobs report alone won’t push the
Redfin Economists’ Weekly Take: Mortgage Rates Flat After Fed Cut, All Eyes on Incoming Jobs and Inflation Data
This Week In A Nutshell Mortgage rates are flat after the Fed cut rates last week, as expected, while also communicating that it’ll likely
Mortgage Rates to Hold Steady in Wake of Fed’s Interest-Rate Cut
The Fed’s December interest-rate cut won’t move mortgage rates because markets have already priced it in. The Fed cut interest rates in its latest meeting,
Redfin Economists’ Weekly Take: Fed Poised to Make Expected Rate Cut, But 2026 Projections Could Jolt Mortgage Rates
This Week In A Nutshell Markets expect the Fed to cut interest rates by 25 bps when they meet on Wednesday, meaning the cut
Redfin Economists’ Weekly Take: Mortgage Rates May Bounce Around Ahead of Fed Meeting
This Week In A Nutshell Rates fell last week as financial markets increasingly priced in a rate cut at next Wednesday’s Fed meeting, but an
Redfin Economists’ Weekly Take: Odds Firm for December Rate Cut Despite Limited Data
This Week In A Nutshell Rates are a little lower with investors more hopeful for a rate cut at the December 10 Fed meeting after
Mortgage Rates to Hold Firm as Delayed Jobs Report Shows Unemployment at 4-Year High
Rates will stay mostly steady today after the delayed September jobs report showed both a rising unemployment rate, and strong but concentrated jobs growth in
