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Continue readingThe fiscal deficit nearly reached $510 billion, largely due to a deficit of $129.4 billion occurring solely in December.
Continue readingJohn Lavollo, a respected UBS analyst, recently participated in a ‘Squawk on the Street’ episode where his agenda circled around the promising prospects of the housing market in 2024. He further elucidated on his anticipations and future projections for this sector.
Continue readingPredictions for the consumer price index in December pointed towards a monthly rise of 0.2% and a yearly upsurge of 3.2%.
Continue readingCEO of Maersk, Vincent Clerc, has expressed uncertainty regarding when there will be a resumption of trade in the Red Sea. He mentioned that it could be a matter of “days, weeks or months” before operations return to normal.
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Continue readingThe final month of 2023 is expected to see an uptick of 0.2% in the consumer price index. This is indicative of an overall annual increase of about 3.2%.
Continue readingThe concluding month of the holiday season saw substantial advancement for retailers, as noted in the December Retail Monitor data.
Continue readingAnticipations are high in the Saudi administration, as they predict about $20 billion in agreements will be finalized during the yearly minerals conference taking place in Riyadh this week.
Continue readingCould it be merely a figment of my imagination or have eateries ceased to provide salt and pepper shakers on their tables in the aftermath of COVID? Similarly, do entities whose acronyms start with ‘N’ find it challenging to maintain consistent leadership? Back in August 2023, NAR had a change in headship, followed by the NRA last week, and now again NAR is facing a similar situation with Tracy Kasper stepping down due to blackmail allegations. Meanwhile, in real estate developments, it’s intriguing to observe how Zillow, the conglomerate also managing Zillow Home Loans, is filing a lawsuit against its competitors over property-viewing scheduling software – a stark reminder that anybody can be sued. Switching over to agency updates, Freddie Mac (FHLMC) and Fannie Mae (FNMA) continue to be the leading recipients of applications from loaners. So what’s new regarding their standard conforming commodities? Fannie Mae’s SVC-2023-06 December Servicing Guide sheds light on the periodic amendments to financial reporting rules for significant non-depository vendors/service providers and other varied updates. To equip financers with the latest tools, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are rolling out updates for Uniform Loan Delivery Dataset (ULDD) Phase 5, replete with an enhanced extension schema and updated FAQs. The December Appraiser Quality Monitoring (AQM) list has been released by Fannie Mae. Pennymac’s 23-89 announcement addresses Fannie Mae’s SEL-2023-09, which is pertinent to updates on Rental Income and Self-Employed Borrowers.
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