I guess we'll just cross that budget when we come to it from Marketplace. I'm

Sabri Benashore in for David Brancaccio. We are four months into the

federal government's new fiscal year and Congress still does not have a budget. It has at least managed to

delay a crisis though passing a stopgap funding measure to keep the government from

partially shutting down this weekend. Marketplaces Nova Safo has more.

Lawmakers bought themselves a few more this weekend. The marketplaces of Nova Safo has more.

Lawmakers bought themselves a few more weeks to draft a full budget agreement that adheres to a

1.7 trillion dollar deal reached between House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

The two sides still have to work out the details.

In bipartisan votes, the House and Senate yesterday approved their third stopgap funding measure

in four months, extending current

funding levels into March with two new deadlines affecting different parts of

the government, March 1st and March 8th. Meanwhile House Conservatives are pushing for spending cuts and more funding to enforce the U.S.

Mexico border. I'm Nova Safo for Marketplace.

The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has been falling for several months now, hitting 6.75% last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

And this week, Fannie Mae is predicting rates could drop below 6% this year.

Lower mortgage rates might ordinarily mean more demand,

which would mean higher home prices.

But this time, maybe not.

Marketplace's Justin Ho reports.

A big factor that could keep home prices from rising too much

is if housing supply increases.

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