Veronica Dagher

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3,082 appearances 51 recordings 1 series first heard Sep 2017 last heard Jan 2025

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · How to Prepare For a Chaotic Homebuying Season · 8 Apr 2024 podcast

And so there's different financial products you can pursue. voice-verified

But the bottom line is to have a plan and be ready for delays and uncertainty and just do the math to make sure you can afford your new monthly payments, whatever they may be. voice-verified

WSJ Your Money Briefing · How the Fed’s Rate Moves Could Help Home Buyers in 2024 · 2 Feb 2024 podcast

They're looking better overall than they did in 2023. matched

The chief economist at National Association of Realtors sees mortgage rates matched

Dropping to around 6.5 for the rest of the year. matched

Another economist at Redfin sees rates in the low sixes by December. matched

So they have been falling and a lot of homebuyers are really hopeful they're going to continue to fall. matched

Well, the Fed moves don't have an impact on mortgage rates directly, but rate cuts usually lower the yield on the 10-year Treasury, which is an indicator lenders look to when setting mortgage rates. matched

They're looking better overall than they did in 2023. matched

And so that's really good news. matched

The chief economist at National Association of Realtors sees mortgage rates dropping to around 6.5 for the rest of the year. matched

Another economist at Redfin sees rates in the low sixes by December. matched

And just for context, last fall, the average rate of a 30-year fixed mortgage matched

rate mortgage pushed close to 8%. matched

And right now they are around 6.69%. matched

So they have been falling and a lot of homebuyers are really hopeful they're going to continue to fall. matched

Exactly. matched

And so they think that's going to happen. matched

They're pretty confident. matched

I mean, there's nothing that's 100 percent sure or no one has a crystal ball. matched

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