Lower mortgage rates may motivate more people to buy houses, but it will take a bigger drop in borrowing costs to create more home sellers and lead to lower home prices, economists said.

Key takeawaysA home equity loan allows you to access the ownership stake you’ve built in your home to accomplish your financial goals.Home equity loans are generally disbursed as a lump sum and repaid in fixed installments.

Experts weigh in on how the housing market could react if Fed Chair Jerome Powell is dismissed, and they point to economic turmoil.

President Donald Trump accused the Federal Reserve under Chairman Jerome Powell of "choking out the housing market" in his latest attack on the central bank's decision-making.

New Zealand’s savings, borrowing and investment behaviour is likely to change as its population ages, affecting interest rates, asset prices and demand for financial products, New Zealand’s central bank said in a report released on Tuesday.

Interest rate increases hit homeowners where it hurts most – their monthly budget. While Federal Reserve decisions might seem abstract, their impact on

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the consumer price index (CPI), a popular inflation gauge, increased in June to 2.7% on an annual basis as prices rose for consumers.

The U.S. Federal Reserve should not cut interest rates "for some time" as the impact of Trump administration tariffs begin passing through to consumer prices, with tight monetary policy needed to keep inflationary psychology in check,

Renewed concerns over tariffs and the broader economy drove treasury yields higher last week, and mortgage rates followed. As a result, total mortgage application volume dropped 10% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index.