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Zillow's Chief Economist on Rate Hikes, 8% Mortgage Odds, and the $26 Cost of Waiting to Buy
What if the savings buyers are holding out for add up to little more than a Netflix subscription?
Live from Zillow Unlock 2026, James Dwiggins sits down with Mischa Fisher, Chief Economist at Zillow, on the same morning a disappointing CPI report pushed yields higher. Mischa explains how high diesel and energy prices are working their way into everyday goods, why inflation behaves like a snowball, and why this rate cycle is hitting a housing market that was already weak.
They cover where mortgage rates are likely headed, the odds of rates reaching 8%, how existing home sales should finish…
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