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NASDAQ:RDFN News 16 October 2025 - 4 November 2025

Fed Cuts Rates Amid Data “Fog” – Stocks Hit Record Highs as More Easing Likely

Mortgage Rates Hit Yearly Low After Fed’s Cut – Why Experts Say 3% Mortgages Are Gone for Good

Mortgage Rates at 14-Month Lows After Weeks of Decline After climbing to painful highs earlier in 2025, mortgage rates have finally pulled back in recent weeks – offering a dose of relief to homebuyers and refinancers. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage now hovers around 6.2% (APR) as of November 4 nerdwallet.com. That’s down from the ~7%+ range seen at the start of the year and marks the lowest level for rates in about 14 months themortgagereports.com. Freddie Mac’s weekly survey showed the 30-year average easing to 6.17% at the end of October, the fourth consecutive weekly drop and the lowest
4 November 2025
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Rocket Companies Stock Blasts Off After $14B Mega-Merger – Will RKT Keep Soaring?

Rocket Companies (RKT) Stock Soars after $14B Mortgage Mega-Merger and Earnings Beat – What’s Next?

Stock Performance and Recent Moves Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) has been one of 2025’s surprise gainers in the mortgage sector. Its shares peaked in the low-$20s in early October on merger excitement, but have since pulled back into the mid-$16s ts2.tech stockanalysis.com. On Oct. 29 the stock slid about 7% (closing $16.24) before jumping ~5% in after-hours trading on Oct. 30 after the earnings beat stockanalysis.com investing.com. Even after the recent dip, RKT trades far above last year’s ~$10 low ts2.tech. For context, its 52-week range is roughly $10.06–$22.55 reuters.com. Investors have noted the stock’s volatility – Reuters data show
30 October 2025
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Powell’s High-Stakes Speech Spurs Markets – Fed Signals More Rate Cuts in 2025

Fed Cuts Rates — But Mortgage Rates Refuse to Fall, Tech Stocks Surge to New Highs

Fed Policy and Mortgage Rates The Fed’s pivot to easier policy has not yet translated into cheaper mortgages. In September the Fed delivered its first rate cut of 2025 (bringing the federal funds target to 4.00–4.25%) and Fed officials like Governor Michelle Bowman signal more cuts are coming reuters.com. Futures markets now imply a roughly 95% chance of another 25 bp cut at the Oct. 28–29 meeting ts2.tech. Despite this, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate is holding around 6.2%, slightly higher than a year ago thedailyeconomy.org reuters.com. Economists like Paul Mueller explain why: mortgages track the 10-year Treasury yield, which isn’t
16 October 2025
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