{"id":45,"date":"2026-09-23T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/23\/fed-raises-key-rate-to-3-75-4\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T12:00:00","slug":"fed-raises-key-rate-to-3-75-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/23\/fed-raises-key-rate-to-3-75-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed Raises Key Rate to 3.75%-4%"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/brandon-bowers\/raise-fed-sept\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>The Federal Reserve has just raised its key interest rate by 0.25%, bringing it to 3.75%-4%\u2014the first increase since July 2023. With inflation still above the Fed\u2019s 2% target, officials have indicated the possibility of another rate hike later this year. The next Fed meeting is scheduled for October 27-28, 2026, where they\u2019ll take another look at inflation and the broader economic landscape. As someone who closely tracks these shifts for my clients in Northeast Oklahoma\u2014especially around Grand Lake O\u2019 the Cherokees\u2014I know how significant these decisions can be for real estate buyers, sellers, and investors. Changing rates can reshape your options, whether you\u2019re exploring luxury homes, waterfront living, or investment opportunities in our local market.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Reserve has just raised its key interest rate by 0.25%, bringing it to 3.75%-4%\u2014the first increase since July 2023. With inflation still above the Fed\u2019s 2% target, officials have indicated the possibility of another rate hike later this year. The next Fed meeting is scheduled for October 27-28, 2026, where they\u2019ll take another [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":46,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}