{"id":32,"date":"2026-09-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/michelemovesmountains-com\/2026\/09\/28\/fed-raises-key-rate-to-3-75-4-https-www-michelemovesmountains-com\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:00:00","slug":"fed-raises-key-rate-to-3-75-4-https-www-michelemovesmountains-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/28\/fed-raises-key-rate-to-3-75-4-https-www-michelemovesmountains-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed Raises Key Rate to 3.75%-4% | https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/michele-madison\/raise-fed-sept\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>The Federal Reserve just raised its key interest rate by 0.25%, bringing it to 3.75%-4%\u2014the first increase since July 2023. With inflation still running above the 2% target, officials have hinted that another rate hike could be on the horizon before year\u2019s end. The next Fed meeting is scheduled for October 27-28, 2026, where they\u2019ll take another close look at inflation and overall economic conditions.<\/p>\n<p>For those of us living\u2014and investing\u2014in North Georgia, these rate changes can have a real impact on everything from mortgage options to how we plan for future property investments. My goal is always to help buyers and sellers understand how national trends like this intersect with the unique rhythms of mountain life here in Blue Ridge and our neighboring communities. From finding the right cabin retreat to making strategic moves in a changing market, having local insight makes all the difference in navigating these shifts with confidence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Reserve just raised its key interest rate by 0.25%, bringing it to 3.75%-4%\u2014the first increase since July 2023. With inflation still running above the 2% target, officials have hinted that another rate hike could be on the horizon before year\u2019s end. The next Fed meeting is scheduled for October 27-28, 2026, where they\u2019ll [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":266,"featured_media":63,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/266"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}