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Methodology: Estimating the Number of Buyers and Sellers in the Housing Market
Redfin publishes estimates on the number of homebuyers and sellers active in the U.S. housing market via reports on our news site and a dashboard on our data center. This post details the methodology behind our analysis. The estimated number of sellers in the market is simply the number of active listings in the MLS.
Redfin Economists’ Weekly Take: Room for Mortgage Rates to Edge Lower if Jobs and Inflation Data is Weak
Last Week In A Nutshell A quiet week was capped by a surprisingly dovish speech from Fed Chair Powell, who set the stage for the Fed to restart rate cuts at their September 17 meeting, bringing rates down to end the week. This Week’s Attractions The upcoming week looks to be very quiet on market-moving
Mortgage Rates Fall After Powell Signals September Cut in Jackson Hole Speech
Mortgage rates fell on Friday after Chair Powell used his annual Jackson Hole speech to set the stage for a rate cut at the Fed’s September 17 meeting. Ahead of the speech, futures markets had priced in about a 75% chance of a rate cut at the September Fed meeting, but Powell’s remarks led to
Redfin Economists’ Weekly Take: Markets Bet on September Rate Cut Ahead of Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech
Last Week In A Nutshell Mortgage rates fell and markets got excited last week after a fairly benign CPI report drove expectations of rate cuts from the Fed, perhaps even outsized ones. Fed speakers, the PPI report, and retail sales all rained on that parade, however, suggesting no need for a cut larger than 25
September Rate Cut Likely After As-Expected July Inflation Report
Mortgage rates will stay flat today following an as-expected inflation report that keeps the Fed on track for a rate cut on September 17. Inflation remains above target and rising, at least partly due to tariffs, but today’s reading is not hot enough to derail a rate cut after the last jobs report. The expected
Redfin Weekly Economics Update – August 11
August 11, 2025 Last Week In A Nutshell: Last week saw no market moving economic data, leaving markets to mull over the July jobs report and continue playing everyone’s favorite parlor game: Who’s going to be the next Fed chair? But this week’s CPI report could move mortgage rates and make the Fed’s decision at
Methodology: Estimating the Number of Buyers and Sellers in the Housing Market
Redfin publishes estimates on the number of homebuyers and sellers active in the U.S. housing market via reports on our news site and a dashboard on our data center. This post details the methodology behind our analysis. The estimated number of sellers in the market is simply the number of active listings in the MLS.
Redfin Economists’ Weekly Take: Room for Mortgage Rates to Edge Lower if Jobs and Inflation Data is Weak
Last Week In A Nutshell A quiet week was capped by a surprisingly dovish speech from Fed Chair Powell, who set the stage for the Fed to restart rate cuts at their September 17 meeting, bringing rates down to end the week. This Week’s Attractions The upcoming week looks to be very quiet on market-moving
Mortgage Rates Fall After Powell Signals September Cut in Jackson Hole Speech
Mortgage rates fell on Friday after Chair Powell used his annual Jackson Hole speech to set the stage for a rate cut at the Fed’s September 17 meeting. Ahead of the speech, futures markets had priced in about a 75% chance of a rate cut at the September Fed meeting, but Powell’s remarks led to
Redfin Economists’ Weekly Take: Markets Bet on September Rate Cut Ahead of Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech
Last Week In A Nutshell Mortgage rates fell and markets got excited last week after a fairly benign CPI report drove expectations of rate cuts from the Fed, perhaps even outsized ones. Fed speakers, the PPI report, and retail sales all rained on that parade, however, suggesting no need for a cut larger than 25
September Rate Cut Likely After As-Expected July Inflation Report
Mortgage rates will stay flat today following an as-expected inflation report that keeps the Fed on track for a rate cut on September 17. Inflation remains above target and rising, at least partly due to tariffs, but today’s reading is not hot enough to derail a rate cut after the last jobs report. The expected
Redfin Weekly Economics Update – August 11
August 11, 2025 Last Week In A Nutshell: Last week saw no market moving economic data, leaving markets to mull over the July jobs report and continue playing everyone’s favorite parlor game: Who’s going to be the next Fed chair? But this week’s CPI report could move mortgage rates and make the Fed’s decision at