20 March 2025

• Surprise Fed move takes some pressure off of mortgage rates
  Central bank dials back Treasury rolloffs but is not ready to cut short-term interest rates, as Fed policymakers indicate they're more worried about inflation than they were in December.
• Better’s losses shrink as AI boosts 2024 loan volume, revenue
  CEO Vishal Garg is optimistic about the future after cutting annual net loss by 61 percent, to $206 million, and growing loan production by 19 percent and revenue by 50 percent.
• New survey shows how far NAR must go to repair its image
  The 1.5 million member trade group has a net favorability rating of –42.6 percent by all adults, according to a new survey conducted by ResiClub. Agents and brokers had a slightly rosier view.