The Fed is watching housing ‘carefully’ and hopes builders catch up to the red-hot market, Chair Powell says
The Fed is “carefully” watching the housing market as huge demand sends prices soaring, Chair Jerome Powell said. The central bank doesn’t see “the kind of financial stability concerns” that fueled the 2008 crash, he added. Powell said he hopes homebuilders react “and come up with more supply,” which would also boost job growth. See … Read more