Federal Reserve interest rate decision can affect the cost of mortgages. But that lix from the Fed to your monthly payment isn’t direct. Fed decisions affect the investors demand for debt products like treasury bills and mortgage-backed securities. The shifting demand will, in turn, affect the rates Americans pay for new mortgages. Meanwhile, the Fed is reducing its holdings of debt, which it accrued during recent economic emergencies. That reduction in the Fed's assets, particularly mortgage-backed securities holdings, could keep upward pressure on mortgage rates. The upward pressure may keep rates elevated even as the Fed reduces the federal funds rate heading into 2025.

美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)的利率決策會(huì)影響抵押貸款的成本。但美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)的決策與您每月還款之間的聯(lián)系并不是直接的。美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)的決策影響了投資者對(duì)債務(wù)產(chǎn)品(如國(guó)債和抵押貸款支持證券)的需求。這種需求變化反過來(lái)會(huì)影響美國(guó)人支付的新抵押貸款利率。與此同時(shí),美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)正在減少它在經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)期間積累的債務(wù)資產(chǎn),特別是抵押貸款支持證券的持有量。這種資產(chǎn)的減少,特別是抵押貸款支持證券的減少,可能會(huì)對(duì)抵押貸款利率施加上行壓力。這種上行壓力可能會(huì)導(dǎo)致利率保持在較高水平,即使美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)在2025年進(jìn)入降息周期。