Chen Zhao
speaker
9 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Feb 2026
last heard 25 Feb
Chen Zhao’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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These rates are pretty close to historical averages, says Joel Kahn at the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Mortgage rates have already come down a lot over the past year, says Chen Zhao at Redfin.
And more uncertain.
Usually when mortgage rates come down, Zhao says, demand increases.
But this time, she says, might be different.
Buyers could come back, she says, if the economy strengthens this year, with tax cuts and if the labor market stabilizes.
For those buyers, Orfei Devungi at Zillow says there's some good news.
Especially, he says, buyers who were outbid during the pandemic or who got stuck when rates jumped to more than 7 percent.
I'm Carla Javier for Marketplace.
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