Skip to content
Inventory859,359▲ 15,348
30-yr Fixed Rate30-yr Fixed6.85%▼ 0.02%
  • Youtube
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
Inventory859,359▲ 15,348
30-yr Fixed Rate30-yr Fixed6.85%▼ 0.02%
  • Youtube
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

HousingWire Logo

  • Subscribe
  • Your Account
  • Manage Feed
  • Subscription Options
  • Newsletters
  • Gift HousingWire
  • Podcasts
  • Company Search
  • Logout
  • News
    • Latest News
    • Housing Market Tracker
    • Housing Market
    • Mortgage
    • Mortgage Rates
    • Homebuilding
    • Reverse
    • Real Estate
    • Agents
    • Brokerage
    • Technology
    • Title
    • Vetted
  • Intelligence NEW
  • Events
    • The Gathering
    • AI Summit
    • Mortgage Banking Summit
    • Housing Economic Summit
    • Homebuilder Summit
    • Webinars
    • Demo Day
  • Video
  • Altos
  • Rankings
    • RealTrends Verified
    • Mortgage Rankings
    • Homebuilder Rankings
  • HW Data
  • Podcasts
More +
My Account
+
  • Your Account
  • Manage Feed
  • Subscription Options
  • Newsletters
  • Gift HousingWire
  • Podcasts
  • Company Search
  • Logout
  • News
    +
    • Latest News
    • Housing Market
    • Mortgage
    • Mortgage Rates
    • Homebuilding
    • Reverse
    • Real Estate
    • Agent
    • Brokerage
    • Technology
    • Title
    • Vetted by HW
  • Events
    +
    • The Gathering
    • AI Summit
    • Mortgage Banking Summit
    • Housing Economic Summit
    • Homebuilder Summit
    • Webinars
    • Demo Day
  • Newsletters
  • Video
  • Altos
  • Rankings
    +
    • RealTrends Verified
    • Mortgage Rankings
    • Homebuilder Rankings
  • HW Data
  • Intelligence
  • Awards
  • Podcasts
  • White Papers
  • Product Guides
  • Marketing Services
  • HW Media
Subscribe
Sign In
  • Youtube
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
search
0 minute read

Is the Fed Powerless Amid Housing Downturn?

February 20, 2008, 9:30am by Paul Jackson
News

Harvard profession Martin Feldstein says the Fed can’t use monetary policy to affect the current economic climate, meaning any recession will likely be a protracted event for the U.S. economy.

Related

More:
  • American International Group
  • Federal Reserve
  • Monetary Policy
Paul Jackson
About Paul Jackson
Paul Jackson is the former publisher and CEO at HousingWire.see full bio

Most Popular Articles

mba credit score analysis
MBA analysis finds minimal pricing impact from single credit score approach

MBA reviewed nearly 105,000 applications from 2025 and found 90% of random scores were within one LLPA bucket of decisioning.

Jul 10, 2026 By HousingWire Automation
  • Foreclosures climb 21% in first half of 2026, pushed by higher stress in FHA, VA mortgages 

    Jul 16, 2026By Neil Pierson and HousingWire Automation
  • The housing market’s inventory rebound is shifting power to buyers, but not everywhere 

    Jul 17, 2026By Jonathan Delozier
  • UHM acquires AmeriTrust assets, expands non-QM footprint 

    Jul 17, 2026By Flávia Furlan Nunes
  • Can the housing market weather Iran conflict 2.0 and higher rates? 

    Jul 18, 2026By Logan Mohtashami
  • The housing market not normalizing, as affordability failure persists 

    Jul 20, 2026By Scott Finfer

Latest Articles

VoiceCommand
Rechat launches AI voice assistant campaign

The campaign highlights real estate agents managing their business entirely through voice commands using Lucy, Rechat’s AI assistant.

  • Is the Zestimate era coming to an end?  

  • We are not ready for the next housing downturn 

  • From automation to intelligence: Why enterprise AI mortgage operations are reshaping the industry 

  • The Holiday acquisition is about Daiwa House’s next decade 

  • M/I, Meritage team up to fund $7.6M bridge to growth in a Texas town 

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to share on SMS (Opens in new window) SMS
  • Click to copy link (Opens in new window) Link Copy
Paul Jackson
About Paul Jackson
Paul Jackson is the former publisher and CEO at HousingWire.see full bio

Featured Events

  • FigureTechnologySolution
    Hosted By JazzX AI
    Rewiring Mortgage for the AI Era : Why AI Is Now a Leadership Imperative
  • The state of home equity A strategic indicator for risk, growth, and performance in today’s mortgage market
    Hosted By Accurate Group LLC
    The state of home equity: A strategic indicator for risk, growth, and performance in today’s mortgage market
  • Untitled design (7)
    Hosted By HousingWire
    AI Summit 2026 

HousingWire Partners

HW Media

  • Altos Research
  • HousingWire
  • HousingWire Intelligence
  • RealTrends
  • Reverse Mortgage Daily

Community

  • Events
  • The Gathering

Advertise With HW

  • Advertising Solutions

Company

  • About HousingWire
  • Newsletters
  • Enterprise Subscription
  • Contact Us
  • Jobs
  • Licensing & Reprints
  • Press
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
© 2006-2026 HW Media, LLC. All rights reserved.
Powered by WordPress VIP
  • Privacy Policy
What's New?
Updated 7 minutes ago
manage feed
close button
See what’s happening in your market

Select a zip code to view market data, or leave blank to see national trends.