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The Fed pauses its rate hikes for now, will it last?

Housing Wire

The CME FedWatch Tool showed a 99% chance the Fed would halt its hikes to the 5.25 Raising interest rates is designed to tackle those still-high prices outside of the volatile food and energy sectors. Additionally, apartment construction is strong , which puts an additional pressure on landlords to avoid vacancy. this year, 2.5%