Multifamily Pros React to Fed Interest Rate Cut

Fed Cuts Interest Rates by a Quarter Point

Economy Fed Cuts Interest Rates by a Quarter Point State of the Union: The Wednesday decision brings the third rate cut this year. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point, or 25 basis points, on Wednesday. The decision was passed by a split 9–3 vote of the Federal Open Market Committee. Fed Governor Stephen Miran voted against the decision, favoring a half-point rate cut, while Kansas C…

Multifamily pros react to Fed interest rate cut

Apartment executives welcomed the 25 basis point trim as the central bank signaled one additional rate reduction for 2026.

Fed Cuts Rates by Quarter Point in Final 2025 FOMC Meeting

Above, Fed Chair Jerome Powell The Federal Reserve has announced its third interest rate cut of the year—its third in a row—closing out its final Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting of 2025. The FOMC announced at its December meeting today that it has cut interest rates by a quarter-percentage point. This follows a 25-basis-point… The post Fed Cuts Rates by Quarter Point in Final 2025 FOMC Meeting appeared first on RISMedia.

Fed Trims Rates Quarter-Point, Signals Higher Bar to Further Cuts

The Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate by an expected quarter-point to a range of 3.50%-3.75% on Wednesday.   Three Federal Open Market Committee members dissented from the rate cut. Governor Stephen Miran favored a larger half-point reduction—for the third consecutive meeting. Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid again voted to hold rates steady, joined this time by Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee.  Expectations for the Federa…