Economic news was impacted by the Martin Luther King holiday on Monday and the Presidential Inauguration on Friday. Readings released included reports on inflation, the National Association of Home Builders Housing Market Index and Commerce Department releases on housing starts and building permits issued. Weekly reports on mortgage rates and new jobless claims were released as scheduled.
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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – January 23, 2017
January 23rd, 2017 · Comments Off on What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – January 23, 2017
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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – January 17, 2017
January 17th, 2017 · Comments Off on What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – January 17, 2017
Last week’s economic reports included readings on job openings, retail sales and consumer sentiment in addition to weekly reports on new jobless claims and Freddie Mac’s survey of mortgage rates.
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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – January 9, 2017
January 9th, 2017 · Comments Off on What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – January 9, 2017
2017 started with good news; fixed mortgage rates were lower, but the national unemployment rate ticked upward and labor reports showed fewer openings for public and private sector jobs. Construction spending was higher in November.
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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – January 2, 2017
January 2nd, 2017 · Comments Off on What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – January 2, 2017
Last week’s economic reports were in short supply due to the Christmas holiday. Events reported included Case-Shiller home price indices, pending home sales and weekly readings on mortgage rates and new jobless claims. Consumer confidence was also released.
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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – December 26, 2016
December 26th, 2016 · Comments Off on What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – December 26, 2016
Last week’s economic news included readings on consumer spending, core inflation new home sales and regularly scheduled readings on mortgage rates and new jobless claims.
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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – December 19, 2016
December 19th, 2016 · Comments Off on What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – December 19, 2016
Housing news was boosted by the National Association of Home Builders Housing Market Index, which posted its highest readings since July of 2002. In other news, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee voted to raise the federal funds rate and Fed Chair Janet Yellen gave a press conference. Mortgage rates rose and weekly jobless claims fell.
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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – December 12, 2016
December 12th, 2016 · Comments Off on What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – December 12, 2016
As 2017 winds down, analysts are forecasting economic developments for 2017. Forbes identified three indicators that the U.S. housing market has recovered. Mortgage rates rose again last week; jobless claims fell and consumer sentiment jumped rose five points. The details:
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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – December 5, 2016
December 5th, 2016 · Comments Off on What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – December 5, 2016
Last week’s economic news was plentiful with releases on Case-Shiller Home Price Indices and pending home sales. Readings on government and private sector jobs created, the national unemployment rate and weekly readings on new jobless claims and Freddie Mac’s mortgage rates survey were also released.
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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – November 29, 2016
November 29th, 2016 · Comments Off on What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – November 29, 2016
Last week’s economic reports included new and pre-owned home sales, new jobless claims and Freddie Mac’s weekly mortgage rates survey.
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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – November 21, 2016
November 21st, 2016 · Comments Off on What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – November 21, 2016
Last week’s economic reports included readings on the National Association of Home Builders Housing Market Index, Commerce Department releases on Housing Starts and Building Permits issued and weekly reports on new jobless claims and mortgage rates.
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