Leading Economic Index Hits Near-Decade Low
Pressure continues to build amidst wavering factors—trade wars and flip-flopping tariffs, inflation and a lack of change in interest rates—pushing ...
Tag: Real Estate Economics
Fed Analysis of Commission Rates Ponders ‘Substantial’ Shifts
As nearly everyone has weighed in on the commission issue, with no real consensus on exactly how recent policy changes ...
Housing Starts See Diverging Shifts in Single and Multifamily Sectors
Housing starts saw some significant shifts in the single-family and multifamily sectors this month, which economists claim is a reaction ...
Purchase Application Activity Up 18% Over Last Year as Rates Remain Steady for 17th Week
Mortgage rates ticked up this week but economists are also pointing to some positive news for housing this week: Purchase ...
Mortgage Applications Increase as Rates Continue Holding Steady
Continued steady mortgage rates this past week resulted in a slight increase in mortgage application volume as the spring market ...
Annual Inflation Inches Down, but Uncertainty Still Looms
Economic observers’ eyes remain on the rate of inflation, as the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the Bureau of ...
Fed Members Assessing Risks, but ‘Hard Data’ Still Positive
After the Federal Reserve chose to hold rates steady at its meeting last week, sparking more criticism from President Donald ...
Stable Mortgage Rates Sparking Continued Purchase Applications
Zero movement on mortgage rates this week, but the continued steadiness of the average rate remaining in the mid-sixes for ...
Dip in Rates Last Week Sees Mortgage Applications Rebound
A combination of economic and employment news last week that sent mortgage rates back to some lower rates we saw ...
Brokers Say Tariffs Are Top of Mind as Confidence Plummets
Through a rollercoaster few months, as the new Trump administration has enacted—and then often swiftly withdrawn—harsh tariffs on countries around ...
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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