This week’s headlines cover the recent Federal Reserve meeting that ended with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell announcing that rates would be higher for longer. Bond yields rose in response, sending mortgage rates back into the 7-8% rage. Meanwhile, Matt assesses whether the pandemic ever recovered from the pandemic by looking at prices, rates, and inventory. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/why-the-housing-market-still-has-not-recovered-from-the-pandemic https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-16/powell-signals-high-rates-for-longer-due-to-persistent-inflation?srnd=economics-v2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices