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 »Economic Fundamentals Remain Positive Despite Q1 Lows
The housing market might have had a rough start to the year, but according to Fannie Mae’s Economic and Housing Outlook released on Monday, this quarter seems to be a temporary headwind as a stimulative fiscal policy is expected to ...
Read More »Are Homes More Affordable Than We Thought?
The housing market is feeling the squeeze as high prices, low inventory, and high demand all butt up against each other, making it difficult for many potential homebuyers to find a house of their own (or at least one they ...
Read More »West Remains the Most Expensive Region to Buy a Home
Home prices continued their upward climb over the last 12 months, ending 2017 with a growth of 6.3 percent according to the December 2017 data on the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index that was released by S&P Global on Tuesday. ...
Read More »Study Says: Rising Rates to Marginally Affect Home Buying
They may slow down their search for a new home or look for smaller homes, but a very few buyers looking at purchasing a home in 2018 will halt their plans if mortgage rates go beyond 5 percent, according to ...
Read More »FDIC Dodd-Frank Stress Test Scenarios Highlight Economic Expectations
Unemployment, exchange rates, prices, income, and interest rates are some of the economic factors that will reveal whether banks in the U.S. are armed with robust capital planning processes and sufficient capital to continue operations during times of economic or financial ...
Read More »Rising Prices and Rising Expectations
Experts agree: rising home prices show no signs of slowing. What does the 2018 housing market have in store?
Read More »The Risk of Low Interest Rates
With uncertainty if the Fed will spike interest rates, some argue that low interest rates could be the cause of major lending risks. Read on to find out why.
Read More »Getting Better All the Time
Fannie Mae’s reported that a recent housing metric is at an all-time high and doesn’t look to be slowing down anytime soon . . .
Read More »Survey Says. . .
Two recently released reports show the state of mortgage rates across the country. How did they fare comparatively week-over-week, month-over-month, and year-over-year?
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