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Podcast: Lykken on Lending
Episode: Rate Debates, Fed Divisions & the Real Cause of Today’s Affordability Crisis - Weekly Mortgage Update commentary
Description: In this week’s discussion, the Lykken on Lending team dives deep into the forces shaping today’s mortgage market, from range-bound rates to a Federal Reserve that is showing more internal division than we’ve seen since the early Greenspan era. With mixed economic signals—strong GDP, elevated unemployment readings, and stale data delayed by the shutdown—industry leaders Bill Corbett, David Kittle, Alice Alvey, and Allen Pollack break down what’s truly driving market uncertainty and why a rate cut may not be the silver bullet many are hoping for. The conversation highlights a critical truth often overlooked i...