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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – January 11, 2021

January 11, 2021 by Kim Abbott

Last week’s economic reports included readings on construction spending and reports on the national unemployment rate and job growth. Weekly reporting on mortgage rates and jobless claims were also published. Construction Spending Increases as Demand for Homes Rises Homebuilders responded to increased demand for single-family homes and increased their spending in November. Construction spending rose by 0.90 percent as compared to projected spending of 1.10 percent and  1.60 percent growth in November. Demand for homes increased in recent months due to the coronavirus pandemic. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Financial Reports Tagged With: Financial Report, Jobs Numbers, Unemployment

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – August 3, 2020

August 3, 2020 by Kim Abbott

Last week’s economic reports included readings from Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, data on pending home sales, and the consumer sentiment index released by the University of Michigan. The Federal Reserve released a statement from its Federal Open Market Committee and Fed Chair Jerome Powell gave a press conference. Weekly readings on mortgage rates and expanded reports on jobless claims were also released. Case-Shiller Home Price Readings Showed Slowing Home Price Gains in May May readings from Case-Shiller Home Price Indices showed no decline in home prices, but the national pace of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Financial Reports Tagged With: Financial Report, Interest Rates, Unemployment

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 27, 2020

July 27, 2020 by Kim Abbott

Last week’s economic reporting included readings on sales of new and previously owned homes. State and federal data on new and continuing jobless claims were released along with Freddie Mac’s weekly report on mortgage rates. Sales of New and Existing Homes Rise in June Sales of new homes rose at their highest rate in 13 years according to the Commerce Department. New homes sold at a seasonally-adjusted annual pace of 776,000 sales, which exceeded the expected reading of 710.000 new single-family homes sold and May’s reading of 682,000 new homes sold. Analysts said that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Financial Reports Tagged With: COVID19, finance, Mortgage Tips, Unemployment

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – July 6, 2020

July 6, 2020 by Kim Abbott

Last week’s scheduled economic reports included readings on pending home sales, Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, and labor sector reports on private and public-sector job growth. Data on construction spending was also released. Weekly readings on mortgage rates and jobless claims were also released. Pending Home Sales Jump in May Sales of homes for which purchase contracts were signed rose by 44.30 percent in May and was the highest month-to-month increase recorded since the report’s inception in 2001..Pending home sales are sales with signed purchase contracts but aren’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Financial Reports Tagged With: COVID19, Financial Report, Unemployment

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – June 29, 2020

June 29, 2020 by Kim Abbott

Last week’s scheduled economic news included readings on sales of new and pre-owned homes and reports on inflation. Weekly reports on mortgage rates and new and continuing jobless claims were also released. Home Sales Results Mixed for May The National Association of Realtors® reported fewer sales of pre-owned homes in May at a seasonally-adjusted annual pace of 3.91 million sales. Analysts expected 3.80 million sales as compared to April’s reading of 4.33 million sales. This was the lowest reading for sales of pre-owned homes since July 2010 and sales were 26.60 percent lower … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Financial Reports Tagged With: Financial Report, Inflation, Unemployment

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