For the Week Ending September 20, 2018 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. Mortgage rates crept up this week to the highest levels since May. Market indicators and analysis suggest they will not fall any time soon. Consumer sentiment
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09/20/2018
For the Week Ending September 13, 2018 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. Trade tensions with China continue to help keep mortgage rates low. Although more talks are expected, new tariffs could be imposed any time. Overseas cen
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09/13/2018
For the Week Ending September 6, 2018 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. Trade issues continue to help keep mortgage rates low. Talks continue between the U.S. and Canada, but tensions are escalating between the U.S. and China. The W
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09/06/2018
For the Week Ending August 31, 2018 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. Consumer confidence was expected to slip in August. However, it was at its highest level since October 2000 as it built on July's solid measure. Consumer spendin
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08/30/2018
For the Week Ending August 23, 2018 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. The minutes released from the Fed's meeting last month reflected a belief that the economy was growing and a rate hike will be appropriate "soon." Economists ant
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08/23/2018
For the Week Ending August 16, 2018 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. Instability in the Turkish economy has concerned investors in markets globally. A flight to safety in U.S. bonds has helped mortgage rates this week. Bolstered b
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08/16/2018
For the Week Ending August 9, 2018 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. Although last week's jobs numbers were lower than expected, employment remains strong. Unemployment claims this week unexpectedly fell to 213,000. The strong labor
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08/09/2018
For the Week Ending August 3, 2018 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. The Fed elected to leave policy rates unchanged at this month's meeting, as was expected. Markets have already priced in 2 more rate hikes this year though. Consu
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08/03/2018
For the Week Ending July 26, 2018 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. Talk of tariffs and trade concerns continue to help keep mortgage rates low. However, the strong economy and labor market could pressure rates higher. Recent comme
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07/26/2018
For the Week Ending July 19, 2018 Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets. Retail sales rose for a fifth straight month in June. A tight labor market and lower taxes have supported solid gains in household purchases. Investors say the ec
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07/19/2018
