Mortgage Market Weighs Fed Intentions After Lackluster 2018

Rising mortgage rates have pushed home affordability to near its lowest level since 2008.

By Christopher Maloney | January 15, 2019 at 09:17 AM

Mortgages had a rough 2018, seeing their worst performance versus Treasuries since 2011 and worst percentage return since 2013. Now the minutes from the Federal Reserve's December meeting have raised new questions over the central bank's intentions regarding its $1.6 trillion agency MBS holdings.

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