I delve into crucial topics including Fed meetings, target rate, and the 2024 outlook. What is the prediction on interest rates and how will the inventory crises and home prices be affected?
Let's discuss the news from The Fed, factors affect the housing market, inflation, mortgage rates and more. Of note is the letter written to Fed Chairman Powell from the National Association of Realtors, National Home Builders Association and the Mortgage Bankers Association asking for relief from the high interest rates. Link for the Letter to the Fed: https://bit.ly/FedLetter
What is the broader picture. Although the Fed Funds rate didn't change the market reacted with an increase in the bond yield and mortgage rates moved upward to just below the recent peak. Watch the video for the complete story.
As I discussed yesterday in my podcast Knoxville Real Estate Weekly.
Watch it here: https://youtu.be/gd0i4mRiZMg
Although Tennessee didn't make the top 10 on this list (In my opinion probably because of the much higher prices in Nashville) it's still a relative affordable situation in Knoxville. Here is another article specifically on Tennessee: https://bit.ly/Ed-knoxhomes
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