Been a while, but it’s great to say the mortgage rates just dropped ½%. The newly released Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed that overall inflation increased by 0.4% which was 0.2% below expectations, and year-over-year inflation declined from 8.2% to 7.7%. The market was targeting 8.0%. I’ve ... » Learn More about New CPI Sends Mortgage Rates Lower
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1976-September 2022 CPI, Mortgage Rates and Recession Correlation
The attached chart shows the historical correlation and sequencing between the CPI (Consumer Price Index), Recession and Mortgage Rates. The blue line is the CPI, the red line is the 30 Year Fixed Mortgage Rate, and the gray-shaded areas are recessions. Observations:The Federal Reserve wants to ... » Learn More about 1976-September 2022 CPI, Mortgage Rates and Recession Correlation