Fed Close to Cutting Rates: Could Tariffs Derail the Plan?

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🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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When will interest rates and mortgage rates give real estate investors a break? Today’s headlines hint at the Fed’s cautious approach to rate cuts, influenced by tariffs and inflation fears. As mortgage rates tick down slightly, questions arise about where home prices and the housing market prediction are headed. Should the Fed err on the side of caution or give a little relief to the housing market? Stay tuned as we share insights on the economic forces shaping interest rates and home prices and what this means for your real estate investment strategy. Links from the Show Join the Future of Real Estate Investing with Fundrise Join BiggerPockets for FREE Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area Find Investor-Friendly Lenders Property Manager Finder Dave's BiggerPockets Profile Henry's BiggerPockets Profile James' BiggerPockets Profile Kathy's BiggerPockets Profile Check out more resources from this show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BiggerPockets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/on-the-market-336 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠advertise@biggerpockets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The real estate market is constantly shifting and you as an investor need to be informed.
0:11.0	I'm Dave Meyer, joined today by our expert panel of Kathy Fecky, James Danard, and Henry Washington.
0:17.6	Today, we'll break down the latest developments around why trade policies mean
0:22.2	the Fed doesn't seem likely to lower rates in the next couple months, and President Trump's
0:27.3	displeasure with that stance from Jerome Powell. We'll debate what would happen to the real
0:31.5	estate market if Trump gets his way and we get a 1% federal funds rate. Then we'll turn our
0:36.9	attention to how recent developments in the New York mayoral race
0:40.5	could affect Florida's real estate market and how all cash buyers are also rocking the boat
0:46.2	in New York and across the country.
0:48.8	This is on the market.
0:50.4	Let's get started.
0:51.5	Henry, James, Kathy, welcome.
0:53.7	It's great to have you here. And Kathy, I think
0:55.9	a congratulations is in order, right? With your daughter, getting engaged. Yes, we were in
1:01.6	the Dolomites for a family vacation, Italian Alps. And yes, Krista was proposed to and is now
1:09.3	engaged. It was awesome. Congratulations. The pictures looked amazing. And having met Krista was proposed to and is now engaged. It was awesome.
1:11.4	Congratulations.
1:13.0	The pictures looked amazing.
1:18.4	And having met Krista and her fiancé, Alec, both wonderful people, very excited for them.
1:19.5	James, how are you doing?
1:20.3	I'm doing good.
1:21.5	It's been a scramble day.
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