A new survey from Clever Real Estate shows that 61% of baby boomer homeowners say they “never” plan to sell their homes, a jump of 7 percentage points from 2024. The main reason? More than half want to age in place. “For years, analysts and experts have wondered when boomers might sell their homes a

With the Federal Reserve all but locked into a 25 basis-point cut on Wednesday after the conclusion of its two-day meeting, the question for housing market professionals is how much lower mortgage rates could go after their recent tumble. At HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center on Tuesday, long-term

In a narrow 48-47 vote, the U.S. Senate confirmed economist Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors on Monday evening ahead of a highly anticipated FOMC meeting. Miran, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, was approved by the Senate Banking Committee last week wi

A federal appeals court on Monday evening denied a last-minute attempt by President Trump to block Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from participating in the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting this week. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit‘s decision upheld fed