Fed Meeting Insights and Market Reactions

Today’s podcast was recorded immediately following the Fed’s press event, and wow, it escalated quickly! We dove into the details and reactions, and things took some unexpected turns. It was quite the discussion!

We have a range of articles published today and yesterday. Here are some quick bullet points about the Fed meeting:

The Federal Reserve is facing challenges with the economy and the housing market in 2025.

I also wrote about the surprising upside in existing home sales and how this story began many months ago and continues to unfold.

For those in Texas, the HousingWire Economic Summit is coming in February. It will bring together an impressive lineup of talented speakers for an inspiring day. You can register for this transformative event using the link below. Along with Mike Simonsen and myself, here are just a few remarkable speakers who will share their insights.

Jessica Lautz Deputy Chief Economist and Vice President of Research Of The NAR

Barry Habib CEO MBS Highway

Selma Hepp Chief Economist for CoreLogic

Daryl Fairweather Chief Economist For Redfin

Registration Link: https://events.housingwire.com/Housing-Economic-Summit?promo=chartdaddy

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Logan Mohtashami is a Lead Analyst for Housing Wire, a financial writer, and a blogger covering the U.S. economy with a specialization in the housing market. Logan Mohtashami, now retired, spends his days and nights looking at charts and nothing else.