Tariff Tantrum

Mortgage rates dipped, but tariffs could blow up affordability and confidence alike

April 04, 2025

Splits and Caps Daily: Action for Agents

April 4, 2025

📈 Market Move:

Consumer Caution

Tariffs just hit the fan.

Big new tariffs rolled out this week, and Wall Street freaked out. Stocks dipped, investors scrambled to bonds, and—boom—mortgage rates dropped like a rock. Sounds like a win for homebuyers, right?

Not so fast.

While lower rates might give the market a quick sugar rush, the hangover could be brutal. Inflation’s waiting in the wings, construction costs are creeping up (thanks to older tariffs still hitting materials), and if the economy slows down further, unemployment could rise. That’s not exactly "let’s go buy a house" energy.

So yeah, rates might dip now... but brace for a mortgage-rate roller coaster. Buckle up.

🌟Quote of the Day:

"There are no traffic jams along the extra mile." — Roger Staubach

📊🤔 Agent Poll

If mortgage rates dropped below 6% tomorrow, what would your buyers do?

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🎉 Fun Fact of the Day: 

Color Code: Homes with blue bathrooms sell for $5k more. Zillow studied 32,000 listings and apparently, blue = buyer brain activation. Time to grab some paint and test the algorithm.

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