06/23/2025
📊 This week could move mortgage rates—fast.
Here’s what’s coming:
📌 Existing home sales
📌 Case-Shiller + FHFA home price indexes
📌 New home sales
📌 Jobless claims + pending sales
🔥 Friday’s big one: PCE inflation — The Fed’s favorite gauge
🎤 Jerome Powell testifies before Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday
The market will be watching every number for clues on future rate cuts. But even more than the data, the biggest wildcard could be what’s happening abroad.
⚠️ If tensions escalate in Iran, markets could react fast—impacting mortgage rates, oil prices, and inflation expectations in a single headline.
🏠 Whether you’re in housing, finance, or just planning a move, this is the week to stay alert.