A big group called the Federal Reserve makes important decisions about money in the United States. They sometimes change a special number, called the Fed funds rate, which affects many other numbers, including how much it costs to borrow money for a house. Recently, this special number has not changed, but people think it might go down soon, so it's become cheaper for some people to borrow money for a house. But then, the Federal Reserve said they might not change the number in March like people thought, and that made some people worried that borrowing money for a house might get more expensive again. The article also talks about how some companies that own lots of houses are not doing very well in the stock market. Read from source...

- The title is misleading and sensationalist, implying that the Fed could potentially ruin homeowner hopes by pushing back on a March rate cut, when in fact they only delayed it.
- The article relies heavily on data from Freddie Mac and the Mortgage Bankers Association, without providing any context or explanation of how these sources are collected, updated, or relevant to the current market situation.