Refinance Mortgages Make Up Over 60% of All Applications
After last week’s major uptick in mortgage loan applications, borrower activity remains high. Yet, despite a slowly falling 30-year fixed ...
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Mortgage Applications Grow Nearly 30% Before Fed Rate Decision
As mortgage rates reached their lowest level in a year this past week, demand for housing experienced a major jump ...
August Jobs Report Shows Slowdown, Increasing Odds of Rate Cut
In a September 5 report on job growth from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. employers added only 22,000 ...
Upbeat New Jobs Report in June Leaves Housing in ‘Holding Pattern’
In a highly anticipated report on job growth from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on July 3, U.S. employers added ...
Employment Data Flashes Potential Warning Signs for Housing Demand
The latest jobs report for February 2025 came in under expectations, according to a release from the U.S. Bureau of ...
2025 Housing Market Predictions: What Economists Expect for the Year Ahead
Ask any real estate or mortgage professional what housing has been like in 2024, and the answer is likely chaotic. ...
November Sees 227,000 New Jobs; Unemployment Stays Flat at 4.2%
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 227,000 in November—higher than expectations—and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.2%, the U.S. ...
New Jobs Report a Big Plus, but Experts Say Not for Real Estate
In a surprising and upbeat report today from the U.S. Department of Labor, payrolls grew by 336,000 in September on ...
U.S. Unemployment Edges Down to 3.5% in September, Though Job Additions Lag
The unemployment rate in America was down to 3.5% in September, returning to its July level, while the number of ...
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 1.3% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey ...
3 Ways to Boost Engagement With Selfie-Style Content
In the age of TikTok, hyper-polished, overly-produced videos are a thing of the past. Today’s most effective social media content is simple, scrappy and all you need is your phone. Read more.
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