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Fed rate cuts: Are they good or bad for home buyers?
Posted Thursday, January 1, 2026 9:03 am You can count on it: When the Federal Reserve changes its interest rate, news headlines about mortgage rates will follow. This cycle unfolds up to eight times a year, so many home shoppers get the idea that the Fed regulates mortgage rates. Fed decisions affect mortgage rates, but the Fed doesn’t control mortgage rates directly.
Fed rate cuts: Are they good or bad for home buyers?
You can count on it: When the Federal Reserve changes its interest rate, news headlines about mortgage rates will follow. This cycle unfolds up to eight times a year, so many home shoppers get the idea that the Fed regulates mortgage rates. Fed decisions affect mortgage rates, but the Fed doesn’t control mortgage rates directly. In fact, as Better discusses here, the Fed’s actions can have unpredictable effects on the rates new home buyers pay on their mortgage loans.
Fed rate cuts: Are they good or bad for home buyers?
Posted 12/23/25 Better reports that Fed rate cuts can influence mortgage rates, but unpredictably; housing buyers should focus on personal finances for better rates. This item is available in full to subscribers. E-mail Password Print and web subscribers If you're a print and web subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. Non-subscribers Click here to see your options for becoming a subscriber.
Fed rate cuts: Are they good or bad for home buyers?
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Fed rate cuts: Are they good or bad for home buyers?
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Fed rate cuts: Are they good or bad for home buyers?
You can count on it: When the Federal Reserve changes its interest rate, news headlines about mortgage rates will follow. This cycle unfolds up to eight times a year, so many home shoppers get the idea that the Fed regulates mortgage rates. Fed decisions affect mortgage rates, but the Fed doesn’t control mortgage rates directly. In fact, as Better discusses here, the Fed’s actions can have unpredictable effects on the rates new home buyers pay on their mortgage loans.
Fed rate cuts: Are they good or bad for home buyers?
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Fed rate cuts: Are they good or bad for home buyers?
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Fed rate cuts: Are they good or bad for home buyers?
By: Nathan Golden for Better Sha Hanting // China News Service / VCG via Getty Images You can count on it: When the Federal Reserve changes its interest rate, news headlines about mortgage rates will follow. This cycle unfolds up to eight times a year, so many home shoppers get the idea that the Fed regulates mortgage rates. Fed decisions affect mortgage rates, but the Fed doesn’t control mortgage rates directly.
Fed rate cuts: Are they good or bad for home buyers?
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