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New USMCA Set to Replace NAFTA on January 1st 2020
Top officials from the United States, Canada and Mexico have signed a new trilateral trade agreement. The U.S., Mexico and […]
November Jobs Rate Soars…Residential Construction Employment Little Changed
According to the latest Employment Situation Summary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. economy added 266,000 jobs […]
Mortgage Rates Hold Steady
Freddie Mac has released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) for the week ending on December 5th […]
Mortgage Applications Drop 9.2% for the Week Ending November 29th
According to information released in the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 29, […]
October Home Prices Increased by 3.5% Year over Year
CoreLogic® has released their CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI™) and HPI Forecast™ for October 2019. The report shows that home […]
U.S. Construction Spending Moves Lower in October
The U.S. Census Bureau has reported that total construction spending, which includes both private and public construction, during October 2019 […]
U.S. Consumer Confidence Falls for a Fourth Straight Month in November
U.S. consumer confidence fell for a fourth straight month in November amid worries about current business conditions and employment prospects, […]
Pending Home Sales Retreat in October
The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) has reported that their Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), slipped <-1.7%> in October, after […]
U.S. Housing Prices Have Risen 33 Consecutive Quarters
U.S. house prices rose in the third quarter of 2019, up 1.1% according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House […]