Following a robust second quarter, sales activity in New York City's multifamily market slowed in the third quarter with dollar volume declining by 17% quarter-over-quarter to $2.33 billion and transactions falling by 16% to 248, according to Ariel Property Advisors’ Q3 2024 Multifamily Quarter in Review New York City.
Fed Lowers Funds Rate by Quarter Point, Projects Two Cuts in 2025: Capital Markets Monthly
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The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee voted 11 to 1 at its December meeting to cut the fed funds rate by 25 basis points to a range of 4.25%-4.50%, the Fed’s third consecutive rate cut since September. In their December Summary of Projections (SEP), policymakers projected two additional rate cuts in 2025, down from four in the September SEP. The December report forecasts a median fed funds rate of 3.9% by the end of 2025, up from 3.4% in September, reflecting slightly elevated inflation expectations.