Q3 2026 Rate Environment: The Investor’s Real Estate Forecast
Where mortgage and DSCR rates sit entering Q3 2026, the Fed’s posture, the Treasury spread, and how investors should time buys and cash-out refis.
Mid-Year Rate Reality Check: What the Fed Did (and Didn’t) Do to Your Portfolio
For most of 2025, the consensus was simple: inflation was cooling, the Fed would keep cutting, and rates would drift lower through 2026. That story is now wrong. The Fed held in June, the dot plot flipped toward a hike rather than a cut, and the higher-for-longer...
Q1 2026 Rate Environment: What It Means for Investment Property Financing
A clear-eyed look at where rates are, where they’re headed, and how investors should adjust their strategies accordingly. If you’ve been waiting for “rates to come down” before buying your next investment property, I have some news: you might...
Why Do Mortgage Rates Sometimes Go Up After a Fed Rate Cut?
An educational guide for real estate investors who like their coffee strong and their interest-rate expectations stronger. The Short Answer (So You Can Nail It In An Elevator Ride) Because mortgage rates are not set by the Fed’s policy rate. They’re set by the bond...