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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 31st, 2018
Last week’s economic readings included reports on sales of new and pre-owned homes, mortgage rates and first-time jobless claims.
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Last Week’s economic readings included reports on inflation, mortgage rates, new jobless claims and consumer sentiment.
Continue readingWhat’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 9th, 2018
Last week’s economic releases included monthly readings on construction spending, public and private sector job growth and June’s national unemployment rate. Weekly readings included Freddie Mac mortgage rates and new jobless claims.
Continue readingWhat’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 2nd, 2018
Last week’s economic reports included readings from Case-Shiller housing market indices and data released on new and pending home sales. Weekly releases on mortgage rates and first-time unemployment claims along with the Consumer Sentiment Index for June were also posted.
Continue readingWhat’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – June 18th, 2018
Last week’s economic reports included the post-meeting statement by the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee along with readings on retail sales and inflation. Weekly reports on mortgage rates and new jobless claims were also released.
Continue readingWhat’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – June 11th, 2018
Last week’s economic reports included analyst assertions that U.S. housing markets are overvalued in over 50 percent of markets. Weekly reports on mortgage rates and first-time jobless claims were also released.
Continue readingWhat’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – June 4th, 2018
Last week’s economic reports included readings on Case-Shiller home prices, pending home sales and construction spending. Weekly readings on mortgage rates and new jobless claims were released, along with monthly labor-related reports on job creation and the national unemployment rate.
Continue readingWhat’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – May 7th, 2018
Last week’s economic releases included readings on inflation, construction spending and private and public- sector payrolls. Weekly readings on mortgage rates and first-time jobless claims were also posted.
Continue readingUnderstanding the Basic Interest Rates Difference Between Fixed and Variable
Home loans are available in an assortment of lending packages, but the big difference that consumers need to pay attention to at a minimum is how the interest charge is calculated. Interest is the margin that represents the profit and risk offset for a lender financing a consumer’s home purchase.
Continue readingWhat’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – April 30th, 2018
Last week’s economic reports included readings from Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, new and existing home sales and weekly readings on mortgage rates and first-time jobless claims.
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