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Here's what the Fed rate cut means for your mortgage and the housing market | Fortune

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage was at 6.35% last week, its lowest level in nearly a year, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac. A similar pullback in mortgage rates happened around this time last year in the weeks leading up to the Fed's first rate cut in more than four years. Back then, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage got down to a 2-year low of 6.08% one week after the central bank cut rates.

Real estate

Business

from24/7 Wall St.

2 weeks ago

Is Stagflation Coming Back? 5 Safe High-Yield Dividend Kings to Buy Now

Stagflation risk is rising, prompting investors to consider dividend-paying, historically resilient stocks in value, commodities, defense, REITs, consumer staples, and utilities.

US politics

fromFortune

3 weeks ago

The Fed's independence is hanging by a thread, and this 'nuclear' scenario would signal 'things are truly going off the rails,' economists say

A presidential attempt to remove a Fed governor threatens Federal Reserve independence and risks higher inflation and borrowing costs if political control forces rate cuts.

fromFortune

1 month ago

Powell's 'unusual' Jackson Hole remarks reveal he's boxed in by Trump's tariffs and deportations, risking a 1970s-style mistake, economist Slok says

"curious kind of balance that results from a marked slowing in both the supply of and demand for workers."

Business

Retirement

from24/7 Wall St.

5 months ago

I have a six-figure pension - do I still need to hold bonds in my retirement portfolio?

Having a six-figure pension reduces the dependence on traditional investment portfolios for retirement funding.