Tag Archives: the week ahead

Will the U.S. employment outlook continue its improvement from December, and will that affect the housing market?

Compared to August, September’s home prices nationally were up about 1 percent. CoreLogic expects October’s prices to inch upwards by 0.3 percent.

Nationally, prices for homes guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rose in August. Which geographic regions experienced greater increases than the national average?

Both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are set to release their Q3 earnings this week. What will these earnings reveal about the progress of the GSEs?

Bank of America showed a drop in mortgage income as well as a substantial drop in overall profits despite mortgage production increasing in Q2. What will mortgage earnings for Q3 hold?

New single-family home sales took a notable upturn in July, with the month becoming the best month for new sales since 2007, according to HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.

Will the upcoming Employment Situation report be the last piece of the puzzle the Fed needs in determining whether to increase the federal funds target rate in September?

According to the last FHFA Home Price Index (HPI) report for May 2016, price appreciation slipped to a rate of 5.6 percent. What will the rate look like for this month's HPI?

During the first quarter of 2016 Freddie Mac reported a net loss of $354 million while Fannie Mae reported a net income of $1.1 billion for Q1 and a positive net worth of $2.1 billion.