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The Fed's Quiet Housing Squeeze
With the Federal Reserve holding rates steady at a three point seven five percent target as of mid-October twenty twenty six, the broader market is looking past headline inflation to a deeper structural stressor: housing. We explore how the lingering cost of borrowing is creating a silent liquidity trap for homeowners and refinancers alike, even as core PCE remains sticky around one thirty percent year-over-year growth. Lucas and Luna dissect the disconnect between rising home prices and falling transaction volumes, asking whether this illiquidity will force the central bank to pivot sooner…
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