Last week's economic reports included job openings, retail sales, retail sales except automotive, consumer sentiment for March and the usual reports on weekly jobless claims and mortgage rates. Job Openings Highest in 14 Years The Labor Department reported that job openings reached their highest level in 14 years in January, and … [Read more...] about What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – March 16, 2015
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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – November 10, 2014
Last week's economic reports contained mixed reports indicating that the economy continues to recover with occasional "blips" in its progress. Construction spending was lower than expected. A Federal Reserve survey of senior loan officers indicated that credit standards remain strict for mortgages and other types of lending. … [Read more...] about What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – November 10, 2014
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – November 3, 2014
Last week's economic news brought mixed developments as pending home sales moved to their second highest level of 2014. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced the expected end of asset purchases under its quantitative easing program. In its post-meeting statement, the committee noted improvements in overall economic … [Read more...] about What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – November 3, 2014
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – October 27, 2014
Last week's economic news included a few developments connected with housing and mortgage industries. While no economic reports were released on Monday, the rest of the week provided good news for existing home sales, home prices and mortgage rates. The National Association of REALTORS® reported that existing home sales in … [Read more...] about What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – October 27, 2014
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 28, 2014
Last week's economic news brought several housing-related reports, which indicated varying results in terms of gauging the economic recovery. FHFA reported slower growth of home prices associated with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgages, but sales of existing homes as reported by the National Association of REALTORS® … [Read more...] about What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 28, 2014
Small Business Owner? Here’s What You Need To Know About Mortgages
If you are an entrepreneur or a small business owner, you probably know that there are a lot of advantages to this lifestyle – the freedom, the exciting challenges, the opportunities and the ability to make a living doing what you love. However, you also know that being a small business owner can make some things more … [Read more...] about Small Business Owner? Here’s What You Need To Know About Mortgages
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 21, 2014
Last week's economic news offered a variety of indications that the economic recovery continues, but some readings missed their expected levels. The Philadelphia and New York branches of the Federal Reserve Bank reported higher than anticipated manufacturing for their respective regions and new jobless claims were lower than … [Read more...] about What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 21, 2014
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 14, 2014
Last week brought news from the Fed as two Federal Reserve Bank Presidents made speeches and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Fed released the minutes of its last meeting. The minutes reveal the Fed's intention to wrap up its bond-buying program in October with a final purchase of $15 billion in mortgage-backed … [Read more...] about What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 14, 2014
