by Susan Isaacs | Dec 14, 2024 | 2024 Blog
The FOMC's Search For The Neutral Rate r* Defined The neutral rate of interest, aka r-star, or r*, is the real short-term interest rate that: Prevails when the economy is at full employment and stable inflation Exists when monetary policy isn’t stimulated or...
by Susan Isaacs | Dec 12, 2024 | 2024 Blog
Pantheon Macroeconomics Predicts Exacerbated 2025 Slowdown GDP and employment growth is predicted to continue deceleration in the new year due to tariff increased and the new administration’s deportation plans. In its 2025 U.S. report, Pantheon’s Samuel...
by Susan Isaacs | Nov 25, 2024 | 2024 Blog
Mortgage Rates Expected to Keep Existing Home Sales Near Historic Lows In 2025 Fannie Mae has revised its forecasts for mortgage interest rates and housing sales for 2025 through 2026. Housing Sales Projections The Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) lowered its...
by Susan Isaacs | Nov 19, 2024 | 2024 Blog
The Trump-DOGE-GOP Agenda Updted February 10, 2025 Trump is again taking aim at financial regulations in his second term, putting federal agencies and workers squarely in his sights. The administration is drastically reduce the power of U.S. financial regulators as...
by Susan Isaacs | Nov 8, 2024 | 2024 Blog
Updated February 9, 2025 Voters Upset By Inflation, High Prices And Unaffordable Housing May Find Themselves Worse Off In 2025The ‘Red Wave’ was voters’ message to American leaders that they’re fed up with the high cost of living in the U.S....
by Susan Isaacs | Sep 10, 2024 | 2024 Blog
District of Columbia AG Shuts Down Title Kickback Scheme Involving Joint Ventures With AgentsFour DC title companies negotiate settlements with the Ofice of the Attorney General (OAG) after actions were brought against them for violating the DC anti-inducement...
by Susan Isaacs | Aug 26, 2024 | 2024 Blog
The NAR Settlement Changed More Than Compensation Rules What DC Home Buyers Should Know About Touring, Open Houses & 'Ministerial Acts' Fall Of Confusion DC Metro home buyers entering or re-entering the market this fall will find that mortgage interest rate cuts and...
by Susan Isaacs | Jul 12, 2024 | 2024 Blog
Inventory Rose, Prices Rose, But Many DC Buyers Sat The June Market Out Inventory used to be the driver of high home prices in Washington DC’s real estate market. Now, inventory has risen to a 10 year high, but inflation, high interest rates, tighter credit...
