Nov 10, 2025
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11 min read
Last week, rates held near 6.3%, the 10-year stayed flat, and headlines focused on the record U.S. government shutdown, rising rates, and mortgage policy shifts.
Nov 3, 2025
13 min read
QT ending Dec 1 signals a coming shift in liquidity, mortgage rates averaged 6.24%, and Central Ohio supply slipped modestly as national housing turnover hit 30-year lows.
Oct 27, 2025
Soft CPI data reinforces a Fed cut this week.
Oct 20, 2025
The 10-year hovered near 4%, mortgage rates held steady in the low/mid-6s, and the latest Beige Book pointed to softer but stable economic conditions, reinforcing expectations for a Fed cut heading into late October.
Oct 13, 2025
10 min read
Tariff tensions resurfaced last week, sparking a bond rally that pulled mortgage rates to their lowest levels in a month, while Central Ohio inventory remains elevated but steady heading into fall.
Oct 6, 2025
Last week brought weak jobs data, higher mortgage rates, and a government shutdown, shaping a cautious but still resilient housing market in Central Ohio.
Sep 29, 2025
Mortgage rates edged higher, but applications rose again, while in Central Ohio, active inventory dipped 1.8% last week.
Sep 22, 2025
9 min read
Mortgage rates rose after the Fed’s rate cut, as bond yields climbed on inflation and debt concerns.
Sep 15, 2025
Last week’s CPI showed inflation is persistent, but a weak labor market strengthened expectations for a Fed cut this week.
Sep 8, 2025
Mortgage rates fell sharply on weak jobs data, Fed cut odds surged, and Central Ohio inventory held flat to last week.
