The Fed, after its latest meeting, upgraded its view on the economy. While echoing the Fed’s sentiments on the economy, here’s what a report from the Treasury said about the housing market.
Read More »Predicting the Path for Housing in 2019
While rising tariffs, tightening fiscal policy and trade uncertainty didn’t hurt the economy or housing market in the second quarter, a Fannie Mae report looks at how sustainable can these growth numbers be.
Read More »The Economy is ‘Considerably Stronger’ Says Powell
Fed Chair Jerome Powell gave a positive picture of the U.S. economy as well as the labor market during his semiannual testimony to Congress. Here’s what he said about how these factors would impact Fed rate hikes.
Read More »Fannie Weighs in on Economic & Housing Momentum
The U.S. is enjoying a strong economy, but will that continue? A new Fannie Mae. outlook shines a spotlight on where things may be headed for the rest of 2018 and into 2019.
Read More »Demystifying the Economics of Housing
Dwight Johnston, Chief Economist, California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues on the economics and politics of the housing market and the trends that are likely to impact it during the year. Editor’s Note: This feature originally appeared in the May issue of DS News, out now.
Read More »The Worst Home Markets for Millennials
Millennials want to own homes. They just happen to be living through one of the toughest homebuyer's markets. And five cities, in particular, are tough for young buyers to crack. Which are these cities?
Read More »Fannie Mae Delivers Mixed Economic and Housing Forecast
Amid talk of trade wars, escalating home prices, and rising interest rates, Fannie Mae is remaining optimistic about overall economic growth. In Fannie's April 2018 Economic and Housing Outlook report, the GSE projects higher numbers across the board in housing ...
Read More »FOMC Meeting: Setting the Pace for Future Rate Hikes
The meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)—the policy-making arm of the Federal Reserve begins today. This is also the first time that the meeting is being led by Jerome Powell the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. ...
Read More »SunTrust: Businesses Optimistic for the Future
An annual survey is taking the “pulse” of business optimism to determine where today’s leaders are seeing economic growth, as well as potential pitfalls for domestic and global operations.
Read More »Brian Grow Appointed as President of Morningstar Credit Ratings
Chicago-headquartered Morningstar Credit Ratings has announced the appointment of Brian Grow as President of the company. In his new role Grow will oversee the day-to-day operations of the company’s business and will be based out of New York. He will ...
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