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Feb 2024
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How the Fed’s Rate Moves Could Help Home...

The Wall Street Journal
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The Federal Reserve is expected to begin reducing interest rates later this year as it gauges the rate of inflation. Wall Street Journal personal-finance reporter Veronica Dagher joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how prospective home buyers can take advantage of the delay and secure attractive mortgage rates now. 
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