Fed Cuts Interest Rate Again as Layoffs Mount: What it Means for Mortgages as Markets React

Fed Cuts Interest Rate Again as Layoffs Mount: What it Means for Mortgages as Markets React

The Federal Reserve has announced its second interest rate cut in a row, easing monetary policy as concerns grow about rising layoffs and economic fallout from the government shutdown. Fed Chair Jerome Powell joined the majority of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to vote for the quarter-point rate cut at Wednesday’s meeting in Washington … Read more

As Fed Weighs Interest Rate Cut To Boost Labor Market, Layoffs Mount at Amazon, UPS, and Target

As Fed Weighs Interest Rate Cut To Boost Labor Market, Layoffs Mount at Amazon, UPS, and Target

Even as Federal Reserve officials deliberate this week on interest rate policy, major employers including Amazon, UPS, and Target are announcing significant layoffs that may heighten the urgency for a rate cut. On Tuesday, as Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other members of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) began their two-day meeting, Amazon … Read more

Fed Interest Rate Meeting Begins With Officials Divided on Policy and Blinded by Shutdown

Fed Interest Rate Meeting Begins With Officials Divided on Policy and Blinded by Shutdown

Blinded by a data blackout during the government shutdown and deeply divided on the correct path forward, top Federal Reserve officials are meeting again to decide their next move on interest rates. Fed Chair Jerome Powell is joining other members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) in Washington, DC, on Tuesday for the two-day … Read more

Sears & Roebuck Founder’s 100-Year-Old Prairie-Inspired Florida Home Draws Huge Interest After Listing for Just $600K

Alvah Roebuck Gulfport home

A picturesque Craftsman-style Florida abode that was built by Sears & Roebuck founder Alvah Roebuck has snagged itself a buyer only days after hitting the market for just $600,000. Located in the small coastal town of Gulfport, a community of brightly painted cottages that attracts all manner of creatives and free spirits, the quaint dwelling … Read more