Mortgage Rates Continue to Hover Around 6.5% for Sixth Straight Week
As pending sales and existing home sales showed modest improvement in May, economists say despite mortgage rates remaining around 6.5%, ...
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Fed-Favored Inflation Measure Posts Largest Annual Increase in Three Years
The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index increased 0.7% in May, as the economy continues to absorb tariff impacts and ...
Little Change in Mortgage Application Activity
Mortgage rates remain elevated but application volume remains higher than last year at this time, according to the latest data ...
Mortgage Rates Decreased This Week Following Ceasefire Agreement
Mortgage rates lowered this week following a ceasefire agreement with Iran, a trend economists say may be more promising in ...
Second Straight Month of Good News for Economy, Index Shows
Nonprofit research organization The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S.—which provides an early indication of significant turning ...
Mixed Signals Net Decrease in Mortgage Applications Activity This Week
The Mortgage Bankers Association is pointing to a combination of economic and geopolitical forces ultimately netting a decrease in mortgage ...
NAR Chief Economist Expects Market to Improve in Second Half of 2026
Home sales are expected to be modestly better in the second half of 2026, provided that inventory and housing supply ...
Rates Tick Up but Housing Market Showing Resilience
Following a slight average mortgage rate increase this week, economists are pointing to a slow summer housing market ahead and ...
Labor Market Posts Another Strong Month Amid Economic Uncertainty
The labor market remains in good standing, beating out economist expectations for another month in May as the rest of ...
Econ Review: A Look at May’s Key Market Data
Editor’s note: Econ Review is a roundup of the month’s housing and economic market data reports. Spring 2026 is shaping ...
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