Mortgage Rates Stay Low as Best Week to Buy Arrives

The Realtor.com® economics team video update gives you the relevant economic and real estate information you need to know each week every Friday to navigate the housing market as a homebuyer, home seller, or industry professional. For the week ending October 10, Realtor.com® Chief Economist Danielle Hale covers what we learned from the release of the last Fed meeting minutes and what’s happened to mortgage rates amid the ongoing government shutdown. Danielle digs into survey data on how consumers are approaching the housing market and the information sources they’re using. Then she turns to trends on the hottest housing markets, all-cash home sales, and the latest weekly stats. Finally, the national Best Time to Buy is now! Danielle highlights why this week stands out for buyers. Find all the details including full reports and our housing data for download at realtor.com/research. You can also follow us on X (formerly twitter) for real time updates. And instagram @realtordotcomecon for graphics. Reports and articles referenced: Realtor.com Cash Buyers Report https://www.realtor.com/research/all-cash-sale-trends-h1-2025/ September 2025 Hottest Housing Markets Report https://www.realtor.com/research/september-2025-hottest-housing-markets/ How Home Shoppers Use AI for Market Information https://www.realtor.com/research/ai-and-housing-survey-2025/ Realtor.com 2025 Best Time to Buy Report https://www.realtor.com/research/best-time-to-buy-2025/ Weekly Housing Market Trends – Week of October 4 https://www.realtor.com/research/weekly-housing-trends-view-data-week-oct-4-2025/ Commentary on How a Federal Government Shutdown Could Impact Housing https://www.realtor.com/research/government-shutdown-housing-impact/ Commentary on Home Purchase Sentiment - September 2025 https://www.realtor.com/research/september-2025-hpsi/ Commentary on Mortgage Rates - October 9, 2025 https://www.realtor.com/research/freddie-mac-mortgage-rates-october-9-2025/ Commentary on September 2025 FOMC Meeting https://www.realtor.com/research/freddie-mac-mortgage-rates-october-9-2025/ News Story on the Fed Meeting Minutes https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/fed-fomc-meeting-minutes-september-2025/ ********* Find detailed reports at https://www.realtor.com/research/ Find free housing data for download at https://www.realtor.com/research/data ********* Find your home on https://www.realtor.com ********* Download our mobile app: https://www.realtor.com/mobile ********* Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realtor.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realtordotcom TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realtor.com Threads: https://www.threads.net/@realtordotcom X: https://www.twitter.com/realtordotcom Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/realtordotcom -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Learn More about the home buying process: "Home Buying 101: How Do I Get Started?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqZI4ZvjcRM -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- #realtor #realestate