Record Shutdown Clouds Economic Data, and Housing Is Caught in the Middle

Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Rise to 6.22% After Fed Chair Jerome Powell Signals Tougher Policy

Without key government data during this record-breaking shutdown, the signals we do have on the economy are mixed and housing is caught in the middle. The federal government shutdown is now the longest one on record, surpassing the 2018–19 shutdown that lasted 35 days. While lenders have workarounds to keep many home sales on track, … Read more