Mortgage Applications Drop for Third Consecutive Week
Applications for home purchases saw more declines of late, falling for the third-straight week amid tariff and trade uncertainty and ...
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Plunging Consumer Sentiment Marks Fastest Drop Since 1990
Consumer sentiment continued to worsen in April, declining across all political groups with significant hurdles anticipated in multiple sectors of ...
Fed Members Hold the Line After Trump Criticism, Threats
After an initial firestorm sparked by President Donald Trump’s sharply critical—and threatening—comments directed at Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell last ...
Mortgage Rates See Little Change, Economists See Some Market Stability
Mortgage rates saw very little change this week—similar to recent weeks—as some market stability starts to form, according to Freddie ...
Mortgage Applications, Refis Down Again After Rates Hit 2-Week High Point
Two weeks after the average 30-year mortgage rate hit its lowest level since October and home purchase applications surged 20%, ...
Leading Economic Indicators Continue Downward Trend, but Recession Not Certain
The economy—the hottest topic as of late with all eyes on the Federal Reserve, coupled with the flip-flopping of tariffs ...
As Mortgage Rates Climb, Buyers Should ‘Stress-Test Their Budgets’ as Competing Economic Forces Leave Rate Future Unknown
Following the sharp sell-off in government bonds last week that pushed the 10-year treasury yield up to 4.5%, as is ...
Fed Boss: Unemployment, Inflation Likely to Rise; Trump Erupts
In a speech delivered at the Economic Club in Chicago April 16, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned that while ...
A Drop in the Current: Consumer Confidence’s Supporting Role in Predicting Housing Trends
Consumer confidence has been rocky so far in 2025, with sentiment plunging again this week due to ongoing news of ...
Industry Pros Talk Tariff Tumult, and the Convos to Have With Clients
On April 2, alas just 24 hours after April Fool’s Day, President Donald Trump, in an Executive Order, stated that ...
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